The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate crashes, occurring within just a few hours of each other, on ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Effingham County Humane Society and Animal Control have taken in more than 30 animals ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The Effingham County teacher accused of inappropriately communicating with a student is facing additional charges that allege another serious crime: possessing child ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) – Effingham girls’ basketball standout Alyssa Martin was named the WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week on Thursday. Martin, a 1,000+ point scorer for the Flaming Hearts, has a full ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Effingham Unit 40 Schools is facing the possibility of having to shut down afterschool programming due to a lack of funding from the federal government. The district’s ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A Shelby County man is pleading not guilty to sex crimes against a minor and is demanding a jury trial stemming from an incident in Effingham County from earlier this ...

WATSON, Ill. (WCIA) — A train collided with two vehicles near Watson Friday night, and nobody was hurt. In a Facebook post, the Watson Fire Protection District said on Jan. 30 at 10:30 p.m., they were ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) – Effingham senior quarterback Jaxon Bridges is the latest WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week. Bridges is off to a strong start on the 2025 campaign. He broke three program records the ...