WTYE News
RPD Announces "Speeding Enforcement Blitz"
(Robinson) -- The Robinson Police Department has announced "stepped up patrols" throughout July. Chief, Eric Schmidt, says officers are partnering with IDOT, ISP, and more than two hundred law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to reduce speeding. Schmidt says speeding causes unnecessary dange...
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Palestine Rural Health Clinic Set to Close Next Week for Remodel
(Palestine) -- The CMH Rural Health Clinic in Palestine will be closed soon for renovations. According to Crawford Memorial Hospital Director of Marketing, Becky Ruppel, the Palestine Rural Health Clinic will be undergoing renovations and closed from Monday, July 13th, through August 10th. Ruppel says patients don't ne...
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New Details Released Following Olney Homicide Investigation
(Olney) -- New details have been released following the double homicide investigation in Olney. According to the Illinois State Police, after an investigation at the request of the Olney Police Department and Richland County Sheriff's Office, they arrested 25-year-old Dylan Jones of Olney. The initial investigation ind...
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CCHD Set to Offer Food Manager Certification Class
(Undated) -- The Crawford County Health Department will be hosting a Food Manager Certification class later this month. The cost of the class is $125, and organizers say space is limited. Those interested are encouraged to contact Darcee Dunlap at 618-544-8798. The class will be held on July 28th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
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Gas Prices Surge Higher Following Recent Decline
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has begun ticking back up following recent declines. This morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com show a national average of $3.86 a gallon, up seven cents from last Friday. Here in Illinois, the statewide average is $4.09, seven cents higher than a week ag...
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WTYE Sports
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
Maroons Baseball Season Comes to an End
(Robinson) -- The RHS Maroons got shut out 7-0 in their season finale against Newton in the 2A Effingham Regional Semifinal. Felix Reynolds took the loss for Robinson, pitching four innings, surrendering five runs on eight hits, striking out one, and walking two. Gunner Hoalt, Graysen Brown, Brody Baker, and Brayden Tu...
May 28, 2026
Lady Maroons Face Tolono Unity in the 2A Sectional Semifinal
(Robinson) -- The RHS Lady Maroons will have their hands full when they square off against Tolono Unity this afternoon in the 2A Sectional Semifinal. The Lady Maroons advanced to today's contest following Friday's thrilling walk-off victory over T-Town in the 2A Regional Championship. The Lady Maroons and Tolono Unity ...
May 27, 2026
RHS Rolls to 10-0 Shutout Over OPH
(Robinson) -- The RHS Maroons rolled to a 10-0 five-inning shutout of the OPH Wildcats yesterday. Graysen Brown earned the win for RHS, surrendering one hit and zero runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking two. Lucas Blessing took the loss for OPH, going two and two-thirds innings, surrendering six runs ...
May 26, 2026
WTYE Obituaries
Loretta Jean (Miller) Maddox
Loretta Jean (Miller) Maddox Nov. 10, 1945 - July 6, 2026 Loretta Jean (Miller) Maddox passed away on July 6, 2026, at the Pavilion of Ottawa, Ottawa, II Born November 10, 1945, in Greenup, IL to Leo and Freda (Mitchell) Miller. She married Earl Loren Yingst March 30, 1961, and had five children (Sebastian, Earl Loren ...
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Charles Dale Darnold
Mr. Charles Dale Darnold, known to most simply as Charlie, passed away on July 6, 2026, at Haven of Ridgeview in Oblong, Illinois, after a long period of declining health. Charles was born on September 20, 1943, at home in Honey Creek Township, Crawford County, Illinois, to Glenn and Heloise (Detar) Darnold, both of wh...
Jul 09, 2026
Marjorie "Margie" Waddington
Marjorie "Margie" Waddington, 76, of Robinson, IL, passed away on July 4, 2026, at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. She was born on January 18, 1950, in Indianapolis, IN, arriving early alongside her twin sister. It was nothing short of a miracle that they both survived, and that early mira...
Jul 08, 2026
Entertainment News
Jessica Alba posts multiple bikini photos from Italian vacation with boyfriend Danny Ramirez
Jessica Alba shared photos and video from her Tuscany vacation with boyfriend Danny Ramirez, showing off multiple bikini looks on the beach and boat.
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John Stamos told 'Dancing with the Stars' producers to never ask him to join the show again
John Stamos told Bobby Bones on "The Bobbycast" podcast he demanded producers never ask him again to compete on the reality show stage.
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Tom Hanks' son Chet Hanks shares the life-changing decision that followed rehab and addiction
Chet Hanks opens up about rehab, gratitude and his Nashville trailer park life after years of struggling with self-worth in Hollywood's shadow.
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'Dukes of Hazzard' star John Schneider breaks silence on ex-wife's court battle: 'Everything's a negotiation'
The "Dukes of Hazzard" star questions why an ex-spouse expects financial support after ending a marriage, as Elvira Schneider seeks his pension.
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'Landman' star Ali Larter stuns in cherry print bikini during mountain getaway
Ali Larter shared a patriotic photo dump from her Sun Valley, Idaho, mountain getaway featuring fly fishing, river floats and family moments.
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Music News
Yungblud 'Reluctantly' Cancels Cowboys Music Festival Performance: 'Working on Myself'
"To all my family in Canada I apologize for not being there with you all this weekend," the singer says after sharing vulnerable post earlier in week
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Rock Greats Honor Bon Scott on Late AC/DC Singer's 80th Birthday
Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready remember "free spirit" frontman who died in 1980
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Mick Jagger Says the Beatles 'Were the Most Prolific Songwriters of That Time'
The Fab Four's Paul McCartney plays bass on one song on the Rolling Stones' upcoming Foreign Tongues album
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The Last Dinner Party share "final tale from 'The Pyre'" with new single 'Knocking At The Sky'
"We thought it apt to end this act with a story set in the sinister mythworld itself: Los Angeles" The post The Last Dinner Party share "final tale from 'The Pyre'" with new single 'Knocking At The Sky' appeared first on NME.
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Pandora Wonders Gives the Classic Pearl a Playful New Life
From "Girl with the Pearl Earring" to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl. At once classic and contemporary, organic and cultured, simple and rarefied, pearl...
Jul 09, 2026
