Category Archives: Decatur Radio

SIU Cheerleaders Not Scared By Anthem Protest Backlash
(Carbondale, IL) -- Some of the cheerleaders at Southern Illinois University say they're aware of a backlash to their decision to kneel for the national anthem, but that's not going to stop them. A ha...
Oct 16, 2017

Questions Linger In Decatur Shooting Of Two-Year-Old Boy
(Decatur, IL) -- Investigators in Decatur say they still have some questions about the shooting death of a two-year-old boy. The Macon County coroner yesterday identified the little boy as Justin Murp...
Oct 16, 2017 Scott Davidson / CC

IDOT Seeking Public’s Input On Rest Areas
The state of Illinois is looking for residents' help to create a plan to determine how to best use the state's roadway rest areas. The Illinois Department of Transportation has put together an online ...
Oct 15, 2017 Steven Damron / CC

17-Year Old Charged In Saturday Shooting of Decatur Toddler
A 17-year old has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a toddler in Decatur Saturday morning. Just before 9am, police were called to the 1400 block of East Wellington Way after the l...
Oct 15, 2017 Daniel / CC

HS Football Scores -- Week 8
Argenta-Oreana 36, LSA 22 Chatham Glenwood 28, MacArthur 14 Mahomet-Seymour 22, Lincoln 13 Maroa-Forsyth 75, Auburn 39 Monticello 17, Prairie Central 8 Rochester 55, Eisenhower 12 Shelbyville 57, Cent...
Oct 14, 2017

Sport's News On October 13, 2017
>>Cubs Heading Back To NLCS (Washington, DC) -- The Cubs pulled off a wild 9-8 win over the Nationals in the deciding Game Five of the National League Division Series in D.C. Chicago advances to...
Oct 13, 2017

Chicago Gets One Last Sanctuary Warning From Justice Department
(Chicago, IL) -- The Justice Department is giving Chicago and other sanctuary cities one last warning before they cancel federal policing grants. The Trump Administration yesterday told city leaders i...
Oct 13, 2017 Bert Kaufmann / CC

AFSCME Says Quad Cities Prison Attack One Of Many
(Springfield, IL) -- The union that represents prison guards in Illinois says attacks like the one that happened at a Quad Cities prison last month are all too common. AFSCME leaders yesterday told re...
Oct 13, 2017 meesh / CC

Conservatives Look To Rollback Illinois' Taxpayer Funded Abortion Law
(Springfield, IL) -- Conservative lawmakers at the Illinois Capitol are trying to roll back a new law that'd have taxpayer money pay for abortions in the state. State Rep. Peter Breen and State Senato...
Oct 13, 2017 Justin Brockie / CC

Sport's News On October 12, 2017
>>Yankees Send Indians Home (Cleveland, OH) -- The Yankees pulled off an improbable comeback to send the Indians home. They won 5-2 at Cleveland in Game Five of their AL Division Series to advan...
Oct 12, 2017






