Effingham County, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police Troop 9 responded to a serious crash on I-70 westbound near milepost 86 in Effingham County at around 9:06 p.m. on April 27. The collision...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- After a couple rounds of storms brought several inches of rain to the area, Lake Sara is closed to all boat traffic due to high water levels. This comes from the Effin...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- On Monday April 27, 2026 at approximately 12:45 pm the Effingham County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police responded to a two-vehicle head-on crash on ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL April 28, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 44 year old Shawn L. Ellersick of Mattoon for an Effingham County FTA warrant for theft <$500. Shawn was taken to the...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) is now accepting applications for the three Team Illinois Youth Police Camps (TIYPC) this summer. Each week-long, overnight camp is geare...

Carbondale, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Craig M. Logan, a 2020 graduate of Altamont High School and the son of Mike and Patti Logan, will graduate from Southern Illinois University Carbondale on May 9, 2026...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 158 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN ...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- TORNADO WATCH 160 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOND CALHOUN CLAY CLINTON CRAWFORD EDWARDS EFFINGHAM FAYETT...

Local Sports Results For Tuesday April 28th High School Baseball National Trail Conference North Clay 7, Windsor / Stew Stras 3 FINAL Apollo Conference Mahomet Seymour 5, Mt. Zion 4 FINAL/8 Mattoo...

Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday April 28th High School Baseball National Trail Conference North Clay at Windsor / Stew Stras Apollo Conference Mt. Zion at Mahomet Seymour Mattoon at Charleston Non...

Local Sports Schedule For Monday April 27th High School Baseball National Trail Conference St. Anthony at Dieterich POSTPONED TILL THURSDAY MAY 21ST Little Illini Conference Casey Westfield at Lawr...

Local Sports Schedule For Saturday April 25th High School Baseball Freeburg, Gibault Catholic at Teutopolis Round Robin St. Anthony at Mattoon Robinson at Dieterich Neoga at Flora Doubleheader Taylo...

Local Sports Results For Friday April 24th High School Baseball Non Conference Games Altamont 3, Olney 1 FINAL Charleston 6, St. Anthony 3 FINAL Windsor / Stew Stras 2, Marshall 1 FINAL/8 North ...

Local Sports Schedule For Friday April 24th High School Baseball National Trail Conference Dieterich at Neoga Non Conference Games Olney at Altamont Charleston at St. Anthony Fairfield at Cumberland-...

Local Sports Results For Thursday April 23rd High School Baseball National Trail Conference Altamont 11, Cowden Herrick / Beecher City 1 FINAL Little Illini Conference Newton 11, Paris 4 FINAL Mt...

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday April 23rd High School Baseball National Trail Conference Altamont at Cowden Herrick / Beecher City Little Illini Conference Newton at Paris Casey Westfield at Mt....