Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Suspicious Decatur Fire Under Investigation
Suspicious Decatur Fire Under Investigation An investigation is underway following a suspicious fire in Decatur. The blaze broke out in a single-story home yesterday in the 16-hundred block of East Wo...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 05, 2023

Decatur Public Schools Recommending Masks In All Facilities
Decatur Public Schools Recommending Masks In All Facilities Decatur Public Schools is recommending masks in all facilities. The recommendation comes as Macon County is at a high risk level for transmi...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 05, 2023 Jill Carlson (jillcarlson.org) / CC

New Illinois Laws Impact Employers, Employees
New Illinois Laws Impact Employers, Employees Illinois officials are highlighting new laws impacting employers and employees. Along with an increase in minimum wage, unpaid leave rights are being expa...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 04, 2023 Tom Shockey / CC

Tornadoes Cause Damage In Central Illinois
Tornadoes Cause Damage In Central Illinois Cleanup is underway after tornadoes hit Central Illinois. Multiple funnel clouds touched down yesterday. Strong winds damaged the old Pla-Mor Lanes bowling a...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 04, 2023 State Farm / CC

Gas Prices Up In Illinois
Gas Prices Up In Illinois Gas prices are creeping back up in Illinois. Triple AAA says the current average price for a gallon of gas is around three-dollars-and-30-cents. That is around eight cents mo...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 03, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC

Coroner ID Victim Of Deadly NYE Shooting In Decatur
Coroner ID Victim Of Deadly NYE Shooting In Decatur The Macon County Coroner is naming the man killed in a shooting in Decatur on New Year's Eve. Jarvis Milan was found shot Saturday in the one-thousa...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 03, 2023 Tony Webster / CC

Illinois Supreme Court Stays No Cash Bail in Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Stays No Cash Bail in Illinois The no cash bail provision of the safe-t-act was put on hold by the Illinois Supreme Court New Years Eve. A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday ...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 02, 2023 Chris Potter / CC

Decatur Man Shot and Killed New Years Eve
Decatur Man Shot and Killed New Years Eve The Decatur Police Department responded to a report of a man shot several times on New Year's Eve. Police arrived at the 1000 block of E. Pearl St. and locate...
Jerry Hinkle Jan 02, 2023 Tony Webster / CC

Search Underway For Man Who Went Missing In Christian Co.
Search Underway For Man Who Went Missing In Christian Co. A search is underway to find a Mount Auburn man who went missing in Christian County. Gregory Mendenhall disappeared after leaving his mother'...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC

Bicyclist Hit And Killed By Amtrak Train In Springfield
Bicyclist Hit And Killed By Amtrak Train In Springfield A bicyclist is dead after she was hit by an Amtrak train in Springfield. Authorities say the woman was hit yesterday at Sixth Street and North G...
Jerry Hinkle Dec 30, 2022 Tony Webster / CC






