Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Springfield woman in critical condition after being backed over by a car
Over the weekend a Springfield woman was left in critical condition after being ran over by a car. After getting into an argument, the 26-year-old woman was backed over by the suspect's vehicle. She w...
Feb 04, 2020
Pretrial set for woman who stabbed boyfriend with a shard of broken glass
A pretrial hearing for the woman accused in the stabbing death of her boyfriend has been set for March 9th. Billie Jo Soyster has been charged with the death of David Murray. Murray was found after be...
Feb 04, 2020 Rev Stan / CC
Mike Madigan's office at state Capitol building searched
This past week, Illinois State Police were at the Capitol building executing a search warrant pertaining to an investigation into sexual misconduct against a former state representative. Madigan's off...
Feb 04, 2020
Man arrested after search warrant yields drugs, gun
After executing a search warrant on January 30th, police arrested a man with drugs and a loaded handgun. Lee Moy was at the house on West View Street when officers from the Street Crimes Unit and the ...
Feb 03, 2020
Man caught stealing televisions from both Decatur WalMart locations
A man has been accused of stealing TVs from both WalMarts in Decatur. Shantez Emery was seen loading TVs in to his car back in July of 2019. An employee at WalMart on Maryland Street asked Emery to sh...
Feb 03, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Decatur now offering connector service to Amtrak in Champaign, Springfield
Starting today, Illinois Charter will begin a Regional connector service to and from Decatur. Decatur residents are able to link to Amtrak services in Springfield and Champaign as well as a service to...
Feb 03, 2020 April Younglove / CC
Ride sharing passenger found in possession of meth, heroin
A passenger in a vehicle used for a ride-sharing app was found to be in possession of meth, heroin and marijuana. Adam Wisehart was in possession of a small case that held just over four grams of meth...
Jan 31, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
Taylorville woman pleads not guilty to the stabbing death of her boyfriend
The Taylorville woman who is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death on New Year's Eve is pleading not guilty. Michaela Herpstreith allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, Jason Bright, in the chase. Brig...
Jan 31, 2020
Potential witness to shooting pleads not guilty to charges
A man is accused of giving police officers false information related to a shooting death. Avery Drake told police he was unsure of what caused the shooting that led to the death of Jayson Goodbred. He...
Jan 31, 2020
Two people from Niantic charged with meth trafficking
Two people from Niantic have been charged for meth trafficking after having a package containing over two pounds of meth shipped to them. The package was intercepted on Monday after being deemed suspi...
Jan 30, 2020 Donald West / CC
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