Category Archives: Decatur Radio
DFD possibly purchasing part of Fairview for a new station
Today, the city council will vote to decide if part of the Fairview shopping center will be purchased to be transitioned into a new fire station. The area that would be used would be what used to be t...
Nov 04, 2019
New law aims to help communities impacted by marijuana arrests
A new law which will take effect on January 1st will not only expunge the records of those with convictions or arrests related to marijuana, but also help communities that have seen the most impact of...
Nov 04, 2019
Decatur man charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of 16-year-old
A Decatur man has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse after an evidence swab identified Marcus Ferguson as the perpetrator from the incident which happened in December of 2018. A 16-yea...
Nov 04, 2019 PRSA-NY / CC
DFTA hold press conference, suspend strike
The DFTA held a press conference at the Civic Center yesterday at 3 p.m. DFTA President Paula Busboom thanked union members, parents, students, bus drivers, teachers and educational support staff for ...
Nov 01, 2019
Woman pleads guilty to aggravated DUI after trying to convince injured people to not report incident to police
A Decatur woman has plead guilty to aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol after she tried to convince people injured in a crash to not report the incident to police. Stephanie Sellers was ...
Nov 01, 2019 Karen / CC
Man arrested after breaking into woman's home and threatening her life
A Decatur man broke into a woman's house and proceeded to threaten her life and strangle her. After midnight on September 28th, Steven McClennon was in the woman's house when she returned home. He the...
Nov 01, 2019
Man charged with murder of Cody Drew pleads not guilty
Charles Gardner, the man who has been accused of the murder of Cody Drew, has plead not guilty to the charge. A warrant for his arrest was issued on October 8th for first-degree murder. Gardner was pr...
Oct 31, 2019 Karen Neoh / CC
Senate passes bill that would include vaping in Smoke Free Illinois Law
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that, if passed by the House, would prohibit vape users from vaping inside of public buildings. The vote passed 41-11 to include vaping into the Smoke Free Illino...
Oct 31, 2019 Vaping360 / CC
Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants to suspend strike
The DFTA will suspend their strike on November 1st, without a contract. The Decatur District 61 Board of Education has informed the union that their health insurance is to be cancelled. The union has ...
Oct 31, 2019
Insulin price cap bill passes Senate, now goes to House
The Illinois Senate has moved forward with a plan to put a cap on rising insulin prices. The plan would set the cap at $100 a month for patients who use insulin. After insulin prices have more than tr...
Oct 30, 2019 Sprogz / CC
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