Category Archives: Decatur Radio

MCLETC Opens Campus for Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Event on Halloween
MCLETC Opens Campus for Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Event on Halloween The Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center (MCLETC) along with Richland Community College is inviting families acros...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 25, 2022

Authorities ID Man Killed In Train Crash In Christian Co.
Authorities ID Man Killed In Train Crash In Christian Co. The Christian County Coroner is identifying the man killed in a train crash last week in Christian County. Stephen Jordan, who was an employee...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 25, 2022 Tony Webster / CC

Police Release Video Of Deadly Police Shootout In Decatur
Police Release Video Of Deadly Police Shootout In Decatur Authorities are releasing video of the deadly police shootout earlier this month in Decatur. The footage was captured on both in-car and dashb...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 25, 2022

Clinton Man Sentenced 41 Months For Having Child Porn
Clinton Man Sentenced 41 Months For Having Child Porn A Clinton, Illinois man is being sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for having child porn. Prosecutors say between March and October of 2019...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 24, 2022 Chris Potter / CC

One Person Killed In Train Crash In Christian Co
One Person Killed In Train Crash In Christian Co. One person is dead following a train crash in Christian County. Authorities say an employee of the Legacy Grain Cooperative was operating equipment Fr...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 24, 2022 Tony Webster / CC

Raoul Urges Borrowers To Apply For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
Raoul Urges Borrowers To Apply For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding state residents who have federal student loans that they could be eligible ...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 21, 2022 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

12yo Boy Critically Wounded In Champaign Shooting
12yo Boy Critically Wounded In Champaign Shooting A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in Champaign. Police say officers responded Wednesday night to the 23-hundred block of San...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 21, 2022 Tony Webster / CC

Macon Co. Clerk Warns About Mailers From Clerk's Office
Macon Co. Clerk Warns About Mailers From Clerk's Office The Macon County Clerk's Office is warning that voters in the county have received mailers claiming to be from the Clerk's Office. The mailings ...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 21, 2022

History of the Heartland Firehouse #3 Event
History of the Heartland Firehouse #3 Event History of the Heartland is hosting a proper send off for Fairview Firehouse #3. The firehouse will be open to the public. Retired Captain Mark Allen will h...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 20, 2022 Photo provided by History of the Heartland

EPA Awards $1M To U of I For COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems
EPA Awards $1M To U of I For COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding one-million-dollars in research grant funding to the University of Illinois Ur...
Jerry Hinkle Oct 20, 2022 Purple Slog / CC






