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UPDATE: 14 tornadoes confirmed in Central IL during ... - WCIA.com
Apr 10, 2023 · Leading up to Friday, March 31, we feared that there would be some strong tornadoes sighted in Central Illinois ahead of what looked to be a Moderate Risk day according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Later that morning though, they pulled the trigger on a High Risk, something that Illinois had not […]
IHSA football schedules officially released - WCIA.com
Jul 12, 2024 · WCIA — The 2024 IHSA football schedules are officially out with the countdown to kickoff on. The Friday night lights return in 50 days with Week 1 games kicking off across the state. Here’s a look at the composite schedule for all …
500K, 120 pounds of fentanyl-laced pills seized on I-57 - WCIA.com
May 26, 2023 · ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police announced on Friday that many lives were saved the previous night thanks to a major drug bust on Interstate 57 in northeastern Illinois. Officials posted to the agency’s Facebook page that troopers seized over 500,000 fake pills that were laced with fentanyl.
UPDATE: Decatur motorcyclist ID’d after fatal accident: Coroner
May 27, 2024 · DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Macon County Coroner has released the identity of the 22-year-old killed in a Decatur motorcycle crash Monday morning. Nathan G. Doub, 22 of Decatur, was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering major injuries in the crash, according to Coroner Michael Day.
Illinois State Capitol Complex security fortified with new rules
Nov 19, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Security just tightened at the Illinois State Capitol. The new protocols have been implemented to curb threats to the Capitol, the Secretary of State’s Office announced in a memo sent out Monday. The new rules all took effect Tuesday, Nov. 19.
UPDATE: Coroner IDs man killed in Christian Co. car accident
Oct 12, 2024 · CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A man was fatally injured and a woman received life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash on IL Route 29 Friday night. According to Illinois State Police (ISP), the vehicle was traveling southbound on Route 29, just south of North 2200 East Road.
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Multiple fires start in Iroquois Co. following Ogden fire, I
Oct 29, 2024 · IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Two additional fires have started in Iroquois County following the original fire near Ogden. According to EMA Director of Iroquois County, Scott Anderson, one fire was reported near the intersection of …