Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Brown, Root release statement saying there will be a recount for 2018 sheriff election
Sheriff Tony Brown and Jim root released a joint statement yesterday that there will be a full recount of votes for their 2018 Macon County Sheriff race. While an exact date has not been set, the reco...
Jan 30, 2020

Woman found with 47 grams of meth in her purse during traffic stop
A Decatur woman was arrested for meth distribution after being stopped Tuesday at the intersection of Maffit and Wood. DPD canine Aldo alerted on the vehicle and officers then found two bags of meth i...
Jan 30, 2020
Former Springfield Mayor and wife among those in plane crash in Sangamon County
A plane crashed yesterday in Sangamon County. Just after 3 p.m., Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport notified local police that a plane had gone down in the 4100 block of Garry Drive. There were no surviv...
Jan 29, 2020
19-year-old who threatened woman with a tire iron is arrested
A 19-year-old was arrested after he threatened a woman with a tire iron and stole a car. Javon Hardy went to Hickory Point Mall with the victim when the two began to argue. The victim called her mothe...
Jan 29, 2020

Private investigator who was caught with inmate takes plea deal
The private investigator who was caught performing a sex act on an inmate in an interview room has taken a plea deal. As part of the plea, Rhonda Keech plead guilty to public indecency. She was senten...
Jan 29, 2020 Karen Neoh / CC
Body found in Paris, IL pond identified
A body found in a pond in Paris, Illinois was identified as a man who had been reported missing. 45-year-old Jeremy McDaniel's body was found shortly before noon on Sunday. Police discovered the body ...
Jan 28, 2020

Death of three-month-old at Clinton hospital spurs investigation
Early Sunday morning a three-month-old was pronounced dead at Warner Hospital in Clinton. The infant's death is being investigated by Illinois State Police and the Clinton Police Department. There hav...
Jan 28, 2020 Karen / CC
Classmates rob teenager of money and clothes
On Sunday night a Decatur teen was robbed by his classmates. The classmates stole his shoes, pants and the money he was carrying. The teens were hanging out on West Wood Street when his classmates beg...
Jan 28, 2020

Bill proposed would require officers to wear body cameras
A proposed bill would require public officials to wear body cameras. The House bill would only require their use when elected or appointed officials were engaged in their official duties. The legislat...
Jan 27, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Bloomington man pleads not guilty to NYE shooting
Dewon Griffin, the Bloomington man who has been accused in the New Year's Eve shooting death of a Decatur teen, has plead not guilty to the charges. Tariq Houston was shot in the parking lot of a Bloo...
Jan 27, 2020






