MATTOON — A Mattoon man has been arrested after police say he killed his mother with a hammer. In a news release, the Mattoon Police Department reported that officers were dispatched at 9:04 a.m ...

Michael Soares and his daughter Abbie, 17, of Bloomington have been studying D-Day casualty Private Cecil Toler of Charleston for a research project in which they will present their findings in June ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) — As recovery crews work the icy waters of the Potomac River in Washington, after a jet and helicopter crashed, it brings memories back for residents of Mattoon, Ill. of ...

Time has a way of obscuring events that were confusing to begin with. Such is the case with the "Mad Gasser of Mattoon," also known quite spectacularly as the "Anesthetic Prowler" and the "Phantom ...

By Rachel Feltman On September 1, 1944, a young mother of two named Aline Kearney noticed a sickly sweet odor coming through her bedroom window in the town of Mattoon, Illinois. As it got stronger ...

A rendering of the interior facility at the Emerald Acres Sports Complex in Mattoon. A rendering of the exterior facility at the Emerald Acres Sports Complex in Mattoon. A rendering of the ...

William Jackson “Bill” Toler, 95, died on Saturday, June 22 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will take place at All Saints Episcopal Church in Inverness on Wednesday ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) — A commercial vehicle rollover has caused a lane blockage and traffic slowdown on Interstate 57 northbound, north of Mattoon. The vehicle has been uprighted and moved to ...

The husband of Judge Lynn Toler has passed away at age 71. Lynn posted about the death of her spouse Eric Mumford on Instagram. She shared a photo of them together along with the caption ...

A decades-old mystery began on 1 September 1944 when a mother and her three-year-old daughter suddenly fell ill in the central Illinois town of Mattoon. Who is the Hat Man? The sleep paralysis ...

TYLER — Dr. Robert John “Bob” Toler, of Tyler, TX, passed away after a life well-lived at the age of 95, on February 2, 2022, in Tyler. Dr. Toler was born on September 17, 1926, in ...

MATTOON — The power contained in the storm that swept through Mattoon on Friday night isn’t lost on Kylie Dawkins. “It twisted the steel beams — just made them look like a twist tie ...