Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Plans To Take Some Of The Worry Out Of College Planning
A new plan under consideration at the Illinois Capitol could take some of the worry out of college planning for some students in the state. Democrat Andre Thapedi wants Illinois universities to automa...
Feb 11, 2019 Mark Goebel / CC

34 Year Old Decatur Man Suspected Of Record Underage Girl In Shower
A 34 year old Decatur man faces a preliminary charge of unauthorized video recording, of a victim under the age of 18. Police say the child was getting ready to take a shower when she noticed a cell p...
Feb 08, 2019 travis hinnen / CC

Hope For New Minimum Wage Law By End Of Month
Some Illinois lawmakers hope to pass a new minimum wage law by the end of the month. The Illinois Senate yesterday put the latest plan to hike the minimum wage to 15-dollars-an-hour on the fast track....
Feb 07, 2019 Andrew Magill / CC

Eight-Year-Old Girl’s Death Suspicious?
Police in Normal are not saying why they think an eight-year-old girl's death is suspicious, but they say they are investigating. The young girl died last week, her parent's lawyer says it's nothing b...
Feb 05, 2019

Flu Still A Problem In Illinois
The flu is still a problem in Illinois. The latest report to the CDC shows that Illinois' public health managers have dealt with nearly 12 thousand cases so far this flu season. Illinois does not trac...
Feb 04, 2019 NIAID / CC

American Lung Association Report: Illinois Not Doing Enough To Stop Smoking
(Springfield, IL) -- One of the most vocal anti-smoking advocates in Illinois says the state isn't doing enough to stop people from smoking. The American Lung Association last week released its State ...
Feb 04, 2019 Julie / CC

Sports News 2/4/19
>>Patriots Edge Rams In Defensive Battle To Win Super Bowl 53 (Atlanta, GA) -- The dynasty continues for the New England Patriots. Even though it was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, the defe...
Feb 04, 2019 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Two Decatur Officers Injured During Traffic Stop
January 31st Two Decatur Police Officers initiated a traffic stop at approximately 8:38pm in the 1400 block of N. Union. During the stop a struggle with the suspect ensued. Preliminary information ind...
Feb 01, 2019

Sports News 2/1/19
>>NCAA Punishes Missouri For Academic Fraud (Columbus, OH) -- The NCAA is punishing the University of Missouri after a former tutor admitted to academic fraud. MU's football, baseball and softba...
Feb 01, 2019

Chicken Nugget Recall Affects Illinois
Check your freezer, you may need to toss out some chicken nuggets. The USDA on Tuesday announced a recall for 36-thousand pounds of nuggets from Tyson. Illinois is one of the states included in the re...
Jan 31, 2019 Cara Faus / CC






