WTYE News
Dangerously Hot Weather Forecast for the Weekend
(Undated) -- A "Heat Advisory" will remain in effect through the weekend. According to the National Weather Service, Illinois is forecast to see heat index values pushing up near 110 through the weekend. They remind the public that it is important to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, av...
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Cooling Centers Remain Available
(Undated) -- The extreme heat continues for the listening area, and as a result, local authorities are reminding the public about available "Cooling Centers." According to authorities, these Centers are air-conditioned buildings intended to provide residents with a safe place to temporarily find relief from d...
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Stifle Arrested Following Wednesday Investigation
(Undated) -- The Robinson Police Department is reporting the Wednesday arrest of a Robinson man. According to the RPD, following an investigation in the 1600 block of South Pickford, forty-nine-year-old Jody Stifle was arrested on charges of Aggravated Domestic Battery-Strangulation, Domestic Battery, and Interfering w...
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Two New Names Recently Added to Jail Roster
(Undated) -- Two new names have been added to the roster of the Crawford County Jail. According to jail records, Lucas Tolle was booked into jail yesterday on charges of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Early this morning, Foster Miller was booked into jail on a char...
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Gas Prices Trend Higher Heading into the Weekend
(Undated) -- Gas prices have climbed higher as we head into the weekend. According to GasBuddy.com, the national average is $4.08 a gallon, four cents higher than last Friday. Here in Illinois, the statewide average is $4.32 a gallon, five cents higher than a week ago. Across the Wabash in Indiana, the statewide averag...
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WTYE Sports
2026 High School Football Season Begins August 20th
(Undated) -- The 2026 IHSA high school football season is set to begin in just over a week. During their annual by-law referendum, the Illinois High School Association expanded the high school football playoff field from 256 to 384 total teams and approved the accompanying "season shift." Per the new schedule...
Aug 11, 2026
IHSA Needs Officials Ahead of Upcoming Football Season
(Undated) -- With less than a week until high school football practices begin, the IHSA says they need more officials. Illinois High School Association Director, Craig Anderson, says with many of their officials getting older, they need some "new blood." Games begin Aug. 20 and 21.
Jul 31, 2026
Robinson Maroons Set to Begin Football Season on August 21st
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois High School Association is releasing the 2026 Illinois high school football schedules for the upcoming fall season. Week one games kick off August 20th through the 22nd, a week earlier than usual, due to expanded playoffs debuting this year. The playoffs are expanding from 32 teams per...
Jul 23, 2026
Three RHS Players Named to 2026 Little Illini Conference All-Conference Selections
(Robinson) -- A trio of Robinson Maroons baseball players made the 2026 Little Illini Conference All-Conference Selections. Graysen Brown was named 1st Team. Gunner Hoalt was named 2nd Team and Braylon Murray was an Honorable Mention. The Maroons wrapped up the season with a loss against Newton in the 2A Effingham Regi...
Jun 08, 2026
Lady Maroons Season Ends in Dramatic Fashion
(Robison) -- The softball season came to an end for the RHS Lady Maroons in dramatic fashion yesterday. RHS fell to Tolono-Unity 4-3 in eight innings. RHS held a 2-0 lead heading into the top of the 7th inning when a three-run home run to left field by Karleigh Jamison gave the Tolono Rockets the lead. RHS answered bac...
May 28, 2026
WTYE Obituaries
Lylia "Ann" Nethery
Lylia "Ann" Nethery, 82, of Palestine, IL, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at Casey Rehab & Nursing in Casey. She came into the world on April 27, 1944, in Robinson, and grew up in Oblong, walking the halls of Oblong High School. Ann was the kind of person who went where she wanted and did what...
Aug 13, 2026
Joseph Erin Brown
Joseph Erin Brown, 16, of Robinson, IL, passed away unexpectedly on August 6, 2026, at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson. A time of visitation will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29th, at the Goodwine Funeral Home in Robinson. A celebration of his life will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. with...
Aug 10, 2026
Entertainment News
Kelly Osbourne blasts Dee Snider as 'spectacularly classless' for claiming Ozzy didn't write his own songs
Kelly Osbourne called Dee Snider's claims about her father's songwriting "spectacularly classless," igniting a fierce debate over Ozzy Osbourne's legacy.
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Halle Berry celebrates 60th birthday in plunging robe with defiant message
Halle Berry marked her 60th birthday with a bold photo slideshow on Instagram, including a romantic shot with fiancé Van Hunt and selfies of her in a robe.
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Drea de Matteo says OnlyFans became 'political statement' after financial struggles threatened her home
Drea de Matteo says her OnlyFans page was a political statement against Hollywood after COVID vaccine mandates cost her acting roles and her agent.
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Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy seeks sole custody of kids in divorce from model wife
Matthew Bellamy filed for divorce from Elle Evans in Los Angeles, seeking full custody of their two children while invoking their prenup on finances.
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'Blue Bloods' star Jennifer Esposito says she walked away from Hollywood after years of rejection and 'abuse'
Jennifer Esposito reveals the anxiety, abuse concerns, and Hollywood sexism that drove her to mortgage her house to make "Fresh Kills" on her terms.
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Music News
Courtney Love Reveals She 'Almost Died' in 2019 Amid Mystery Illness
The musician also revealed her upcoming album, her first since 2010, is done
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Slipknot and Sid Wilson Part Ways After Nearly 30 Years
"Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson," the band posted in a since-deleted social media post
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Bad Bunny Reggaeton Copyright Case Ruling Gets Second Look From Judge
Lawyers for Bad Bunny, Drake, and a host of reggaeton superstars are asking the judge to reconsider his ruling that only a jury could decide their dispute with reggae duo Steely & Clevie
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Grammys Will Take Asian Music Category Criticism Into Consideration
CEO Harvey Mason jr. initially defended the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category when BTS opted out of submitting, but new conversations with stakeholders might change his mind
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Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours
"Pretty much 95 per cent of the stories you read are not true" The post Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours appeared first on NME.
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