Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Shooting Early Sunday Left One Dead
(Decatur, IL) -- Just before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, Decatur Police were notified of gunshots being heard and a person being located in the 400 Block of East Stuart that had been shot. 35-year-ol...
Jun 04, 2018 Eugene Zemlyanskiy / CC
Sports News 6/4/18
>>Curry Goes Off From Three To Lead Warriors In Game Two (Oakland, CA) -- Steph Curry broke an NBA Finals record with nine threes as the Warriors hammered the Cavaliers 122-103 in Game Two at OR...
Jun 04, 2018

Top Democratic State Rep Steps Back Amid Harassment Allegations
(Springfield, IL) -- There's another #MeToo case in Springfield. An advocate at the statehouse, Maryann Loncar, Thursday accused state Representative Lou Lang of abusing his position and sexual harass...
Jun 01, 2018 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Illinois Governor Promises Quick Action On State Budget
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he will sign the new state budget, and he will likely do it soon. The Illinois House Thursday approved a new 38-and-a-half-billion-dollar spend...
Jun 01, 2018

Free Lunch Program Benefits Decatur Youth Parks Open June 4
(Decatur, IL) -- 2018 marks the 35th year the Decatur Park District and Illinois State Board of Education have partnered to provide free meals at the park and school locations across Decatur as part o...
Jun 01, 2018

Power Restored, Cleanup Coming In East-Central Illinois
(St. Joseph, IL) -- The power is back on, but there's still plenty of work to do in east-central Illinois after the latest round of severe weather. Ameren said Thursday night that it restored power to...
Jun 01, 2018 Thomas Bresson / CC
Sports News 6/1/18
>>Warriors Pull Out Game One In OT (Oakland, CA) -- The Warriors overcame a huge game from LeBron James to grab a 124-114 overtime win against the Cavaliers in Game One of the NBA Finals in Oakl...
Jun 01, 2018

Dixon Police Officer Mark Dallas Honored At Illinois Capitol
(Springfield, IL) -- The northwestern Illinois police officer who stopped a school shooting this month got a hero's welcome at the Illinois Capitol. Lawmakers stopped their work Wednesday to honor Off...
May 31, 2018 Justin Brockie / CC

Illinois House Okays 40 Thousand Dollar Minimum Teacher Salary
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will decide if new teachers in Illinois deserve 40 thousand dollars a year to start. The Illinois House Wednesday approved a plan to increase the st...
May 31, 2018 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Ameren Plans More Meters
(Decatur, IL) -- Downstate Illinois' largest power company says it wants to get smarter. Ameren Wednesday announced plans to install more than 63 thousand smart meters across its service territory. Th...
May 31, 2018






