Decatur Memorial Hospital is recognizing the military service of its employees with a permanent tribute unveiled during a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday. The hospital held its Veterans Recognition Program in the Barnes Lobby, bringing together hospital employees, patients, families and community members to recognize t...

A house fire in Decatur has displaced a family of four. The Decatur Fire Department says crews were called to a home in the 1000 block of East Main Street around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the first floor and second floor of the two-story home. A large volume of fire was also com...

Two railroad crossings in Decatur will be temporarily closed Thursday, November 12, as Norfolk Southern crews perform emergency rail replacement work. The railroad crossing in the 600 block of North Water Street is scheduled to close at 7 a.m. and remain closed until approximately noon. Motorists should use East Cerro ...

Decatur fire officials are investigating after two vehicles went up in flames early Wednesday morning. Police say the fire was reported around 2:30 near South Martin Luther King Junior Drive and Decatur Street. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames on the west side of a home, with two cars ful...

Taylorville Police are warning residents and businesses about a suspected scam tied to cell phone shipments through Roadie, a third-party delivery platform. The department says a recent local investigation led officers to Florida, and the case has now become part of an active multi-state investigation involving multipl...