News From Here And There

     On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, WDCR Decatur Catholic Radio will welcome Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, as Keynote Speaker of their special 15th Anniversary Annual Dinner at the Mt. Zion Convention Center. His topic will be “Communicating the Good News in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.      Bishop Thomas John Paprocki has served as the ninth Bishop…

     WICS and WRSP are excited to welcome its new Morning Anchor, Bethal Miles, to the team. Bethal will co-anchor NewsChannel 20 Sunrise from 5–7 a.m. and FOX Illinois Sunrise from 7–9 a.m., delivering local news to Central Illinois each weekday morning.      “I’m incredibly grateful to be returning closer to home and serving the state I…

UPDATE: Decatur – On April 6, 2026 James Davis was terminated from his employment with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office. His criminal proceedings are still pending. BACKGROUND: Decatur – On March 31, 2026 at approximately 11:50 pm, a Correctional Officer with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office was arrested by Decatur Police Department at the Circle…

DECATUR, Illinois—Millikin University Vice President of Athletics Lori Kerans is excited to announce the selection of a coach with a track record of success, proven ability to develop talented players, and a strong relationship builder with the selection of Tom Noonan as the new head coach of the Big Blue men’s basketball program. “Tom Noonan…

     On 03/27/26, a Decatur Police Department School Resource Officer received information indicating that a 21-year-old female employee of the Decatur Public School District and a 16- year-old male juvenile were involved in a sexual relationship. The male juvenile is not a student in the Decatur Public School District system.      It was also learned that in…

Average gasoline prices in Illinois have risen 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.27/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 4,378 stations in Illinois. Prices in Illinois are 81.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 79.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price…

     The Decatur Police Department is proud to announce the launch of Citizen Connect, an interactive mapping tool that provides residents with access to police activity throughout the City of Decatur. This platform replaces the department’s former DPDConnect website, which is no longer active.      Citizen Connect integrates with the Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center’s Computer Aided…

     Forsyth – On March 30, 2026 at approximately 1150p Macon County Deputies were sent to the AMC Theater at the Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth for the report of a burglary in progress. Multiple deputies and a K9 officer responded and secured the perimeter after seeing signs of forced entry into the abandoned building. When…

      Decatur Fire Department crews, in collaboration with the Decatur Water Department, will be flushing and flow testing approximately 1,200 city fire hydrants during the month of April. This process is necessary to keep the city’s nearly 4,500 fire hydrants ready for use.      The testing will occur Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00…

     Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe has named Clay Gerhard as the Citizen of the Year. Gerhard accepted his award at the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce Awards Ceremony Wednesday evening. Mayor Moore Wolfe recognized Gerhard for his heroics during an emergency last year when Gerhard happened upon a stalled vehicle in the middle of the…