A police officer who was out on routine patrol is being credited with spotting a house fire in Mattoon and calling for backup ...

It’s been a tough and emotional time for Coles County. In just the past few days, the community has been hit hard.

A Mattoon police office on patrol kept a fire early Wednesday in a vacant home from becoming much worse. According to a Mattoon Fire Department news release, the officer smell soke in the area and was ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Mattoon Fire Department responded to a house fire Monday afternoon. Department officials said crews were dispatched to North Second Division Street at noon. When ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — One dog perished in a Mattoon house fire early Saturday morning, and the home was ruled a complete loss. At 3:40 a.m., the Mattoon Fire Department was dispatched to a ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — No injuries were reported after a fire broke out Wednesday at the Bimbo Bakery plant in Mattoon. Mattoon Fire Chief Jeff Hilligoss said in a release that crews arrived on ...

The right lane and right shoulder on Interstate 57 southbound are closed at County Road 550 North as responders remove the vehicle.

All lanes are now open on a stretch near County Road 550 North that was previously closed as responders cleared the wreckage of a commercial vehicle fire.