Category Archives: Decatur Radio

(Peoria, IL) -- More than 100 Illinois National Guardsmen are heading to Kuwait as part of the largest single deployment from the state since 2014. The troops, all members of the 3637th Support Mainte...

(Rock Island, IL) -- Nine of the men arrested for their roles in a Quad Cities' dog fighting ring are facing prison time. A federal judge in Rock Island is expected to sentence the nine today. All of ...

(Mattoon, IL) -- A judge wants a psychiatrist to take a look at the student accused of pulling a gun and firing inside Mattoon High School. The judge issued the order for a mental health exam yesterda...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' economy is still stuck in the mud. The latest report from the IllinoisDepartment of Employment Security says most cities in the state added jobs over the past year. But ...

>>Rams Outlast 49ers (Santa Clara, CA) -- The Rams are escaping Santa Clara with a win. Jared Goff threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns as LA held on for a wild 41-39 win over the 49ers on "...

(Bloomington, IL) -- Police say a fire at a home in downstate Bloomington was just a screen to hide a murder-suicide. Investigators yesterday said that 33-year-old Eric Ringenberg killed his infant an...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois owes more in unpaid bills than ever before. Comptroller Susana Mendoza yesterday said the state's backlog of past due bills topped 16-billion 46-million dollars this week...

(Mattoon, IL) -- Parents of students at Mattoon High School can keep their kids home from school today. But Superintendent Larry Lilly is trying to tell them that the school is safe after yesterday's ...

>>Sale Reaches 300 Ks As Red Sox Sweep O's (Baltimore, MD) -- Chris Sale became the first AL pitcher to reach 300 strikeouts in a single season in 18 years in Boston's 9-0 win over the Orioles. ...

UPDATE: 1:23PM: The Mattoon Community Unit School District has issued this statement on Facebook: Mattoon High School officials were made aware of an active student shooter at approximately 11:33 a.m....