Category Archives: WCMY News

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that construction on the Route 251 bridge in Peru is set to commence on Monday, April 8, contingent upon favorable weather conditions. The scope...

The Flood Warning on the Fox River has been lifted, but the Flood Warning on the Illinois River from Ottawa west to Big Bureau Creek continues. As of Wednesday night, the river level at Ottawa was 3/1...

(Springfield, IL) -- Officials with the Illinois Tollway Authority say they've shut down the latest impostor scam -- but motorists should be aware the scam may persist. The scam involved fake texts wa...

(Austin, MN) -- If your current job isn't all it's cracked up to be then go nuts and become a "Peanutter." Planters want three people to join its team and drive around the country with Mr. Peanut in a...

Flood Warnings continue on the Illinois and Fox Rivers into Friday. As of Tuesday evening, Illinois at Ottawa was a half-foot above flood stage with a crest 8/10 of a foot above flood stage by this af...

The Illinois River is set to flood this week, yet projections suggest no significant flooding despite more rain expected. Following heavy rainfall on Easter Sunday, river levels surged over 3 feet at ...

There's no clear origin to April Fool's Day. References to the first of April as a day of trickery date back to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in the 14th century. The first recorded April Fool's Day wa...

(Springfield, IL) -- Figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show union membership is at a record low in Illinois, despite surging membership numbers elsewhere. Union membership in the state ...

A pre-dawn semi-tractor-trailer accident just west of the I-39 interchange on I-80 has traffic backed up in both directions. Reports say a semi crossed the median into on-coming traffic. -------------...

(Danville, KY) -- A mother is surprised by a rarity found in her second child's birth. Lex18 reports Honisti Henderson born mid-March has two baby teeth. Healthline states only 1-in-2000 births have a...