Category Archives: Decatur Radio

>>Cardinals Blank Padres Behind Martinez   (San Diego, CA) -- Carlos Martinez threw a three-hit shutout to outduel Luis Perdomo as the Cardinals beat the Padres 2-0 at Petco Park. Martinez ...

(Carbondale, IL) -- Police in southern Illinois say a child is in protective custody and the man who tried to take the child is in a jail cell. Carbondale Police say it happened yesterday around 11:30...

(Springfield, IL) -- A handful of Illinois Republicans are expressing their frustration with Governor Rauner over immigration. The governor last week signed a law that stops the Illinois State Police ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Another holiday weekend, another wave of shootings in Chicago. Chicago police say five people died and 42 were shot over the Labor Day weekend. Two of those people were killed either ...

>>Yankees Top Red Sox (New York, NY) -- Masahiro Tanaka put together a solid start as the Yankees topped the Red Sox, 5-1, in New York. Tanaka tossed seven-plus innings of one-run ball to help g...

Good news if you're one of the millions on the roads this Labor Day weekend. The Illinois Department of Transportation is temporarily reopening lanes in construction areas. The halt on lane closures s...

The Friends of the Decatur Public Library hold their annual used book sale today 11 to 5 and Mon, Labor Day, 9 to 3 at the Civic Center. There'll be plenty of hardbacks and paperbacks, plus a large co...

UPDATE: You did it! We have surpassed $20,000 raised today! Thank you Central IL! Cromwell Radio Group and WAND TV are proud to partner with the Salvation Army to raise funds for the victims of Hurric...

>>Ohio State Pulls Away From Indiana (Bloomington, IN) -- The second-ranked team in college football survived an early scare in its first game of the year. Ohio State pulled away in the second h...

(Cordova, IL) -- Managers at Exelon's Quad Cities power plant say they're prepared for a flood. The question about plant safety came up this week after the explosion at a Houston chemical plant ravage...