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Heavy rain over Illiana Monday afternoon and night produced up to 2.5 inches for some areas. Flash Flooding was reported in rural areas where emergency responders were busy. Champaign and Vermilion counties were under flood...

The State Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of a structure fire in Watseka Monday afternoon. A house fire at 321 W. Victory Avenue chased three people from the home, which was destroyed. There was no injury, according to...

  A Severe Weather Alert has been issued....in effect for the WGFA-listening area.  in your area.. ... Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued today (Monday) at 1:​33​ pm until 9:​00 pm.  The...

Police authorities in Indiana responded to a report of occupants on a pickup truck pointing a weapon at a passing motorist.  State Polcie chased down the truck after it was involved in an accident and several traffic...

42-year-old Tyson Gass of Watseka was among several weekend arrests made by Watseka City Police.  Gass is charged with aggravated battery and resiting arrest.  Police reported Gass allegedly struck another individual...

Last week's Boil Order for the Village of Chebanse was lifted late Saturday morning.  It was water main break and maintenance on the water tower that led to the order. 94.1 WGFA
Today is June 19 – a celebration of Juneteenth. The annual holiday is set aside marking the day slavery officially ended in the United States in 1865. Union troops finally delivered word to Galveston, Texas that the Civil War had...

The country’s volatile landscape involving law enforcement, stereotyping of police and mob behavior is troubling to Derek Crouse. The random violence targeted toward law enforcement finds some citizens and businesses stepping up...

A veteran administrator is leaving the Unit Nine school system. Glenn Raymond School Principal James Bunting tendered his resignation. The Unit Nine School Board approved the resignation (Tuesday). Bunting has accepted a...