Local News

Data Center Regulations Being Considered In Springfield
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Major bills in both the Illinois Senate and House may heavily regulate data centers in the state. With the proposal spanning hundreds of pages, both those in favor a...
4h ago

Effingham Water Department Reports Over 2.5 Inches Of Rain From Monday's Storms
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- On Monday, May 18, 2026, at 11:30 PM the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) discharged for 2.25 hours for a total flow of 0.290 million gallons (MG). It rained approximatel...
10h ago

Proposed Law Would Require Women's Restroom On Construction Sites
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Construction companies across Illinois may be required by law to provide female employees with separate bathroom facilities and menstrual products under a bill being...
10h ago

Tuesday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 19, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 32 year old Christopher S. Budds of Salem for an Effingham County FTA warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Ch...
11h ago

Effingham Fire Department Responds To Home Fire Early Saturday Morning
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Effingham Fire Department Facebook page: The Effingham Fire Department received a call at 06:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16th for a report of a single story home on...
11h ago

Straus Family Creamery Recalling Ice Cream
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Straus Family Creamery is recalling a number of its ice cream products over concerns of the presence of metal fragments. The FDA says there have been no injuries repor...
16h ago

Search Warrant Yields Multiple Arrests
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Police Department, in conjunction with Effingham County Sheriff's Office and both agencies' joint Special Response Team, executed a knock-and-announce wa...
May 18, 2026

Flash Flood Warning Issued For Fayette, Marion, & Clinton Counties
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in sout...
May 18, 2026
Local Sports

Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday
Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday May 19th High School Baseball National Trail Conference St. Anthony at Altamont Cowden Herrick / Beecher City at South Central Dieterich at Neoga Non Conference Game...
15h ago

Local Sports Schedule For Monday
Local Sports Schedule For Monday May 18th High School Softball Class 1A Altamont Regional 9 Seed Cowden Herrick / Beecher City at 8 Seed St. Elmo / Brownstown POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW WEATHER PERM...
May 18, 2026

High School Girls Track & Field 2A Mattoon Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field 2A Mattoon Sectional Results 1st Mt. Zion 128.5 2nd Danville 83 3rd Tolono Unity 70 4th Effingham 53.5 5th Paris 50 6th Urbana 38 7th St. ...
May 15, 2026

High School Girls Track & Field 1A Newton Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field 1A Newton Sectional Results Team Scores 1st Robinson 131 2nd Newton 106.5 3rd St. Anthony 92 4th Teutopolis 91 5th Fairfield 82.5 6th Casey-Westfiel...
May 15, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday May 16th High School Baseball Teutopolis at Williamsville Neoga at Newton Danville at Casey Westfield Charleston at St. Jo Ogden Round Robin Olney at Tolono Unity Ro...
May 15, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday May 15th High School Baseball City Series Game 3 Effingham at St. Anthony National Trail Conference Windsor / Stew Stras at Neoga Non Conference Games Altamont at Har...
May 15, 2026

Local Sports Results For Thursday
Local Sports Results For Thursday May 14th High School Baseball City Series Game 2 St. Anthony 3, Effingham 2 FINAL National Trail Conference Dieterich 3, South Central 2 FINAL Apollo Conference ...
May 15, 2026

High School Girls Track & Field 1A Shelbyville Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field Class 1A Shelbyville Sectional Results 100 Meter Did Not Qualify For State 6th Sophomore Zoe Sarver Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City 13.04a 17th Freshman Livi...
May 14, 2026






