Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Effingham County Declares Itself A Sanctuary For the Unborn
(Effingham, IL) -- Effingham County leaders are taking another conservative stance. The county board Monday night approved a resolution declaring the county a sanctuary for the unborn. Board chairman ...
Jun 19, 2018 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Governor Rauner To Get Medical Marijuana Expansion Legislation
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will likely decide soon if people in the state can swap opioid pain pills for medical marijuana. State Senator Don Harmon told "The State Journal-Re...
Jun 19, 2018

Local Animal Advocate Cited for Animal Cruelty
(Decatur, IL) -- Beth Hughes a longtime animal advocate in the area has been cited for animal cruelty, according to court records. Hughes has directed the CareVan pet program, which provided spay and ...
Jun 19, 2018 Ed Bierman / CC

Boil Order for Moweaqua in Effect at 8:00 a.m. Today
(Moweaqua, IL) -- The Village of Moweaqua will be under a boil order today starting at 8:00 a.m. and will go until further notice for equipment replacement in the pump station. The village will post u...
Jun 19, 2018 Indi Samarajiva / CC
Sports News 6/19/18
>>Astros Keep Winning Streak Alive (Houston, TX) -- Heroics from Alex Bregman helped the Astros' winning streak reach 12 games. Bregman connected for a walk-off, two-run double in the bottom of ...
Jun 19, 2018

Illinois Top 200 Voters Picking Authors This Week
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois already has a best book of the past 200 years, now the state's bicentennial best-of voters are picking the state's best author. Voting is open at IllionoisTop200.com for ...
Jun 18, 2018

Illinois To Bake Again Today
(Davenport, IA) -- The only place you can escape the heat in Illinois is in the air conditioning. The National Weather Service is leaving a Heat Advisory in place today for the entire state until 7 p....
Jun 18, 2018

Illinois Among States Impacted By Del Monte Veggie Tray Recall
(Springfield, IL) -- There is another food recall in Illinois, this time over veggie trays. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday issued a recall for Del Monte veggie trays and dip that...
Jun 18, 2018 Dave Hogg / CC

Sunday Morning Shooting in Decatur Leaves One Hospitalized
(Decatur, IL) -- On Sunday morning, just after 3:00 a.m. Decatur Police responded to 1000 East Main Street after receiving calls regarding gunshots in the area. Around that time, a 24-year-old male wa...
Jun 18, 2018

Gabsa Outlasts Hollis in 4-Hole Playoff, Secures First Symetra Tour Win
(Forsyth, IL) -- It was a hot and humid three days over the weekend in Forsyth as the LPGA Symetra Tour came town for the 34th Annual Forsyth Classic. Isi Gabsa from Munich, Germany was able to outlas...
Jun 18, 2018






