Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Harristown votes to allow cannabis sales next year
Harristown has passed a vote to allow cannabis sales next year by a vote of 5-1. Harristown is the first in Macon County to vote in favor of allowing a dispensary. It is not guaranteed a dispensary wi...
Oct 30, 2019 Dank Depot / CC

DFTA rally outside of Keil building
Members from the Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants held a rally in front of the Keil Administration Building yesterday. Members of the union began their strike today after no agreement was rea...
Oct 29, 2019

Shots fired at multiple locations on East side of Decatur
Early Sunday, there were shots fired on the East Side of Decatur. A caller notified police that five or six gunshots were heard around the 1200 block of East Decatur Street. That same day, there were ...
Oct 29, 2019 Clinton & Charles Robertson / CC

Steak 'n Shake employee arrested after coming to restaurant intoxicated
A 30-year-old employee was arrested after showing up to the Steak 'n Shake on South Mount Zion Rd. drunk on Saturday. When the police came, they saw the man laying on the floor. He was taken to St. Ma...
Oct 29, 2019 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC

State Representative wants to bring back the death penalty
Illinois could possibly see a return of the death penalty. State Representative David McSweeney filed to have the death penalty reinstated. He believes the legislation will help to quell gun violence ...
Oct 28, 2019 Sarah / CC

Semi truck rollover resulted in loose cattle
The I-72 exit near Argenta was shutdown for a semi truck rollover that resulted in over 100 cattle getting loose and running onto the highway. The incident happened around One P.M. and the herding of ...
Oct 28, 2019 Pamela / CC

Man arrested for the shooting of a Decatur man
A 30-year-old man was fatally shot at North Van Dyke and West King St. Friday. A 23-year-old was arrested on preliminary charges for the murder of Ernest wren. Another man was shot in the incident but...
Oct 28, 2019

Man who robbed IHOP in 2017 arrested
An employee who robbed the Decatur IHOP back in 2017 was arrested this week. Jeremy Lemmer was caught on surveillance entering the office of the manager and leaving soon after. A manager noticed that ...
Oct 25, 2019 Mike Mozart / CC

Man arrested in Macon County Courthouse after police find drugs and a gun in his vehicle in the parking lot
Decatur police responded to the intersection of Decatur and Edward Streets in response to a man threatening people with a firearm. Police then located the vehicle of Jacquez Jones, which was parked at...
Oct 25, 2019

Mother charged with murder for death of 19-month-old son
Jessica Logan of Decatur will face murder charges stemming from the death of her 19-month-old son. Back on October 7th, she contacted police saying her son was not breathing. When the police arrived, ...
Oct 25, 2019 Karen Neoh / CC






