Category Archives: Decatur Radio

2018 Area State Wrestling Preview
(Decatur, IL) -- 14 State Champions will once again be crowned in Class 1A, 2A and 3A as the IHSA Individual State Wrestling Tournament get underway on Thursday and runs through Saturday inside the St...
Feb 14, 2018

Two New Legionnaires Cases Confirmed At Quincy Veterans Home
(Springfield, IL) -- There are new howls from Illinois lawmakers after the state's Department of Public Health confirmed two new cases of Legionnaires Disease at the veterans home in Quincy. The IDPH ...
Feb 14, 2018 Mark Goebel / CC
Speaker Madigan Refuses To Step Down Amid Harassment Questions
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan says he's not stepping down, even as there are more questions about how he and his campaign handled a sexual harassment complaint last year. Ma...
Feb 14, 2018

Rauner Budget Facing Billion-Plus In New Spending Pressures
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is going to need to find a bit more than a billion-and-a-half new dollars to make ends meet in his new budget. The governor is set to deliver his bu...
Feb 14, 2018

Central Illinois McDonald's Worker Fired After Cursing At State Trooper
(Normal, IL) -- A Bloomington-Normal drive-thru worker is out of a job after yelling at an Illinois State trooper. The local McDonald's managers fired a young woman Monday after they learned that she ...
Feb 14, 2018 Mike Mozart / CC

Decatur Man Charged with Animal Cruelty
(Decatur, IL) -- A Decatur man has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving his dog outside in the freezing cold until it died. Shamar Dawson faces a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. He'l...
Feb 14, 2018 Ed Bierman / CC
Sports News 2/14/18
>>American Shaun White Wins Gold In Snowboard Halfpipe (PyeongChang, South Korea) -- American Shaun White is back on top at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. White won the gold me...
Feb 14, 2018
No Criminal Charges against Jay Scott
(Decatur, IL) -- Criminal charges will not be filed against Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott. However, a grand jury has recommended a review, citing favoritism, inadequate record keeping, and a...
Feb 13, 2018

Board Approves $1.4 Million in Donations
(Decatur, IL) -- The Macon County Board has approved $1.4 million in donations from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Donations cover everything from drug-related autopsies to medical treatment for Ma...
Feb 13, 2018 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC

WIU Sees Enrollment Drop, School Preaches Positivity
(Macomb, IL) -- Officials at Western Illinois University are trying to stay positive after another drop in enrollment. The school last week said spring enrollment fell nine percent over last year. Jus...
Feb 13, 2018






