(THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK THE GAS MAIN DOWNTOWN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT A RELEASE OF GAS RESULTED FROM DAMAGE ...

A Newton resident will begin to serve a prison sentence for aggravated domestic battery. 18-year-old Kaileb Keener was ...

Effingham city council members heard about a $3 million grant at this week's meeting. The Regional Site Readiness grant is ...

A Mattoon man has been arrested for the murder of his mother. Mattoon city police say 31-year-old Douglas R. Reed admitted to striking his mother several times in the head with a hammer in the early ...

Teutopolis village board members this week decided to hold off on reimbursing the village for Tax Increment Financing district funds. Some major projects are in the works for this year so those will ...

Two young children were killed in a house fire Friday morning in Janesville, a community on the Cumberland-Coles county line. Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers has identified the children as ...

A local man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault. 62-year-old Richard L. Bailey of Effingham is a registered sex offender stemming from a conviction in Coles County in 2002. Bailey ...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Spring 2025 enrollment is up 3.3%, or 344 students, compared to last year. The increase, the second year in a row of over 3%, follows a Fall that saw the ...

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is encouraging everyone in Illinois to practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On! during Earthquake Awareness Month.

St, Anthony finshed out regular season NTC play going 8-0 in the conference by defeating Brownstown/St. Elmo 67-35 earning the regular season title to go along with the tournament championship earned ...

Donations for the annual event will be accepted the entire month of February. On March 1, HSHS Home Care staff will cram their cars with donated items before delivering them to Catholic Charities. The ...

Brody Markley led all scorers with 22. Westin Neilson had 14, while Seth Bergman was also in double figures with 12. Evan Hoover and Callaway Smith each finished with five points. Three points for ...