Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois wants families to be prepared for emergency’s ahead of the start of the new school year
Officials from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency are wanting families to have a plan in place in case off an emergency as part getting their children prepared for the start of the 2019-20 schoo...
Aug 08, 2019 Shane Clements / CC

Colts first preseason game!
Tonight the Indianapolis Colts open the preseason tonight against the Buffalo Bills. Pre-game starts 5:00pm with kickoff at 6:00pm. Tune into Talk 101 FM for full coverage.
Aug 08, 2019 Alberto Cabello / CC

Man arrested for threatening to bring a gun to Buffalo Wild Wings
The argument happened at Buffalo Wild Wings in Forsyth and was between Ricko Blaylock and a coworker on Tuesday. Blaylock and the coworker had an altercation after bumping into one another. Blaylock g...
Aug 07, 2019 Robert Nelson / CC

St. Mary's and DMH receive bomb threats Tuesday night
A 28-year-old made bomb threats to St. Mary's and Decatur Memorial Hospital. The threats were made close to 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. The threats caused a commotion for firefighters and police because ...
Aug 07, 2019

Mueller Water Products announces new brass foundry to be built in Decatur
The new foundry will be built at 2700 North Jasper. It is currently still in the design phase and construction is slated to begin in a few months. The foundry will make brass parts that will be shippe...
Aug 07, 2019

Traffic stop turns into man being stun gunned twice for resisting
A traffic stop turned into police subduing a man with a stun gun twice before taking him into custody. Police also seized an illegal handgun. A vehicle was pulled over this morning at 12:08 a.m. on Ea...
Aug 06, 2019

Boody house fire still being investigated
An investigation continues into a mysterious fire that burned down a house in Boody in September of 2018. The fire was serious enough that first responders closed route 48. The owner believed the fire...
Aug 06, 2019

Forsyth Board of Trustees votes unanimously to ban marijuana businesses
Forsyth has decided to ban marijuana businesses from operating after a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. The ban will begin on January 1, 2020, the date that Illinois will legalize recreational...
Aug 06, 2019 Mark / CC

Forsyth resident arrested on sexual abuse allegations at Glenn Elementary in Normal
More details are coming out about the Forsyth resident who is employed as a first grade teacher at Normal's Glenn Elementary School. Jon Hovey has been accused of sexually assaulting at least two chil...
Aug 05, 2019 cdogstar / CC

Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants asks for federal mediator
The Decatur Federation of Teaching Assistants, a union that represents almost 300 teacher's assistants, requested help from a federal mediator for negotiating a collective bargaining agreement between...
Aug 05, 2019 Bart Everson / CC






