Category Archives: Decatur Radio
Illinois Gas Prices on the Way Up
GasBuddy.com says average retail gas prices in Illinois have risen 6.6 cents in the past week up to $2.23 a gallon. The national average went up 4.4 cents and is at $2.18. The average in Decatur is we...
Dec 06, 2016 Mike Mozart / CC
Rauner Calls On Democratic Lawmakers To Drop Paycheck Lawsuit
(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Rauner is calling on Democratic legislators to drop their lawsuit seeking paychecks. The lawsuit was filed after former Comptroller Leslie Munger withheld the lawmakers' ...
Dec 06, 2016 Steven Vance / CC
Kincaid Teen Pleads Guilty In Drug-Related Death Case
(Taylorville, IL) -- A Kincaid teen accused of supplying the drugs that killed a man is pleading guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. Angela McKinnon entered the plea yesterday in Christian C...
Dec 06, 2016 Douglas Palmer / CC
MCHD Medicare Open Enrollment
The Macon County Health Department hosts a Medicare Open Enrollment Event for Medicare Part D today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You must schedule an appointment. Medicare Open Enrollment continues through t...
Dec 06, 2016
Turn Lane Onto Locust St. Closed Today
The right hand turn lane to Locust Strett on northbound North 22nd in Decatur, will be closed this morning through this afternoon around 3 p.m. Crews will be repairing a catch basin. Take an alternate...
Dec 05, 2016 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC
Top Lawmakers Meet, Don't Talk Much About Budget
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois' temporary state budget expires in about a month, but top lawmakers still don't seem ready to agree on a new spending plan. Legislative leaders met with Governor Rauner yeste...
Dec 05, 2016 Steven Vance / CC
Woman With Stab Wounds Shows Up At Springfield Hospital
(Springfield, IL) -- An investigation is underway after a woman who had been stabbed showed up to a Springfield hospital. Police say the woman was discovered yesterday morning with stab wounds to the ...
Dec 05, 2016 Eugene Zemlyanskiy / CC
U Of I May Cut Police Training Center
(Urbana, IL) -- Police officers in Illinois may no longer go to the University of Illinois for training. The school is reviewing what to do about the Police Training Institute. The university said six...
Dec 05, 2016 Scott Davidson / CC
Issues impacting the Water Plant
Harristown's Mayor and Board of Trustees are looking at their options for solutions to issues impacting the Village's over 40-year-old water plant. According to a released issued by village officials,...
Dec 04, 2016
Decatur Police arrest Herman Taliaferro
A 36-year-old female Hardee's employee was counting money in the safe behind the front counter when a man allegedly walked behind the counter, grabbed cash from her hand, injuring her, and fled the sc...
Dec 04, 2016 / CC
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