Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Brendt Christensen sentenced to life in prison without parole
The killer of Yingying Zhang has avoided the death penalty but he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Judge James Shadid offered Christensen time to make a statement, which the killer denied. J...
Jul 18, 2019 Chris Potter / CC
HSHS St. Mary's dedicates Angel of Hope Share Garden
The Statue is dedicated to families who have lost a baby in pregnancy, birth or early childhood. The first Angel of Hope statue is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was inspired by the book The Chri...
Jul 18, 2019
Excessive heat warning issued for Central Illinois
An excessive heat warning is now in effect for Central Illinois. Yesterday, the National Weather Service in Lincoln issued the warning. The warning will be effective through Saturday evening. Temperat...
Jul 17, 2019 Chris Yarzab / CC
MacArthur and Eisenhower to start 25 minutes earlier beginning this year
Bell times at MacArthur and Eisenhower will begin 25 minutes earlier this year. The school day will end another 25 minutes earlier as a result of the change. The changes stem from the addition of a "f...
Jul 17, 2019 Matthew Paul Argall / CC
Two people shot in Taylorville Tuesday night
Police are investigating in Taylorville after two people were shot Tuesday night. The shooting happened at 1259 North 1250 East Road. Both people who were shot were taken to a hospital in Springfield ...
Jul 17, 2019 poter.simon / CC
Search in Warrensburg yields no evidence
Investigators were unable to find any evidence today during a search in rural Warrensburg on Glasgow road. The search was for the body of a missing person from Florida that dates back to the 1990's. T...
Jul 16, 2019 United Soybean Board / CC
Man wanted by the FBI arrested in Decatur on Monday
A man who was wanted by the FBI was arrested in Decatur on Monday. 22-year-old Jevon Ford was seen exiting a vehicle on W. Leafland Avenue. Ford then chose not to disclose his identity with police. Of...
Jul 16, 2019
HSHS Good Shepherd and Shelby County Farm Bureau hosting health and wellness fair
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital will be in partnership with the Shelby County Farm Bureau and hosting a health and wellness fair on Friday, August 2nd from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor's C...
Jul 16, 2019
Man arrested after threatening people at DMH
Police have arrested 22-year-old Jimmy Gorsuch for threatening to hurt people at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Gorsuch was threatening to "knock people out" and also threw is bicycle out onto the sidewal...
Jul 15, 2019
Decatur Police investigating four shootings over the last four days
Decatur Police are investigating a string of four shootings over the last four days. The latest happened Sunday morning on East Hickory St. 27-year-old Demetrius Ford was found dead on a front porch o...
Jul 15, 2019 John Spade / CC
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