Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Federal Prosecutors Charge Four In Bombing Plots
(Urbana, IL) -- Four central Illinois men are facing federal charges for a pair of bombing plots. FBI agents arrested Michael Hari, Joe Morris, Michael McWhorter and Ellis Mack yesterday for an August...
Mar 14, 2018 Rumble Press / CC

Governor Rauner Vetoes State Gun Licensing Plan
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says the state doesn't need another burdensome law to make people safe. The governor yesterday vetoed a plan that would have created tougher, new state-...
Mar 14, 2018
Sports News 3/14/18
>>Vikings Land QB Cousins (Eden Prairie, MN) -- Quarterback Kirk Cousins is headed to the Twin Cities. Multiple reports say the free-agent quarterback has agreed to a three-year, 84-million-doll...
Mar 14, 2018

This St. Patrick’s Day, Don’t Rely on the Luck o’ the Irish
(Decatur, IL) - The Decatur Police Department will conduct special patrols this St. Patrick's Day weekend to crack down on drunk drivers and encourage people to wear their seatbelts. Widely celebrated...
Mar 13, 2018

U.S. News And World Report Ranks Illinois Least Stable Statehouse
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is once again at the top of the list of the bottom states in the country. U.S. News and World Report last week came out with its list of the most and least financially st...
Mar 13, 2018 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC

Governor Rauner Kind of Clarifies Gun Control Wishes
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is being clear about just one piece of the gun control push at the Illinois Capitol. The governor yesterday told reporters in Chicago that he will sign ...
Mar 13, 2018

SIU Faculty Question Low Freshmen Numbers For Next Year
(Carbondale, IL) -- Some faculty members at Southern Illinois University say they're not sure the school will see less than a thousand freshmen next fall. The school's Faculty Senate president, Kathie...
Mar 13, 2018

Illinois Must Hurry To Get Medicaid Changes Approved
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' new plan to pay hospitals in the state based on the number of people they treat is not set in stone despite the governor's signature. Governor Bruce Rauner yesterday signed ...
Mar 13, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC
Sports News 3/13/18
>>NFL Free Agency Begins (Undated) -- The NFL legal tampering period is in full swing. Teams can officially start signing players tomorrow. ESPN reports the Broncos are going to sign quarterback...
Mar 13, 2018

Decatur Public Schools to Host a Luncheon Celebration for the Dwayne O. Andreas Ag Academy
(Decatur, IL) - Decatur Public Schools will host a luncheon on Tuesday, March 13 at MacArthur High School at 11:30 a.m. for the community and agricultural education leaders to celebrate the announceme...
Mar 12, 2018






