Category Archives: Local News
"Give the Gift of Life" Today in Palestine
(Undated) -- The American Red Cross continues to face a major blood shortage. According to the Red Cross, as a rule, donations fall off between May and August. To make matters worse, they say they are...
Jul 30, 2025 March 11, 2019. Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. Photographs from blood bank at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, blood donations at Red Cross on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Sanford Myers/American Red Cross
Keep Your Home Safe While on Vacation
(Undated) - Families nationwide are taking their final vacations of summer, and across the nation, empty homes are potential targets for burglars. The website "How Stuff Works" offers ten tips for tho...
Jul 30, 2025
"Heat Advisory" Remains in Effect
(Undated) -- Dangerously hot weather remains in the forecast for central and southern Illinois today. The National Weather Service says highs could reach the 90s today, with heat index values in the t...
Jul 29, 2025
Relief From the Heat Could Arrive This Week
(Undated) -- Relief from the heat and humidity may be on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, a few thunderstorms may bring gusty winds and heavy rain to parts of the area into this...
Jul 29, 2025
Samantha Parker Sentenced to IDOC on Theft and DUI Charges
(Undated) -- A Crawford County woman was sentenced to a total of six years in the IDOC during a July 23rd court appearance. Crawford County State's Attorney, Cole Shaner, reports that Samantha Parker ...
Jul 29, 2025 04-29-25 Samantha Parker- FAILURE TO APPEAR - DOMESTIC BATTERY - FAILURE TO APPEAR - AGGRAVATED DUI
Goff Sentenced to IDOC
(Undated) -- Malorie Goff was sentenced to time in the IDOC during a Crawford County court appearance last week. According to Crawford County State's Attorney, Cole Shaner, Goff was sentenced to seven...
Jul 29, 2025
Gas Prices Trending Lower
(Undated) -- Gas prices are trending lower. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, it's been another relatively quiet week for average gas prices, with most states seeing m...
Jul 29, 2025
July Tornado Count Much Lower Than June
(Undated) -- Tornado frequency is letting up in Illinois. According to State Climatologist, Trent Ford, following an action-packed June when there were twenty-four, July has seen just one reported tor...
Jul 29, 2025
Dangerously Hot Weather Remains in the Forecast
(Undated) -- More "dangerously hot" weather is in our forecast. According to this morning's Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service, dangerously hot conditions are forecast to pers...
Jul 28, 2025
Ameren Customers are Starting to See Results of Rate Hike
(Undated) -- Consumers are beginning to notice a rate hike in their Ameren bills. According to Ameren, now through September, Ameren Illinois' "supply price" will increase by roughly 50 percent, going...
Jul 28, 2025