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Danville man arrested for indecent exposure
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A man is under arrest in Danville after police officials said he indecently exposed himself to people in public on three separate occasions since the start of the year. Officials said that in three separate complaints dating back to January, they identified Kevin Ross, 30 of Danville, as the suspect in […]
UPDATE: Teenager involved in Urbana vehicle-pedestrian accident
Update at 2:45 p.m. URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Urbana Police have provided further information about an accident involving a pedestrian at Fairview and Lincoln Avenues Wednesday morning. Officials said the pedestrian involved in the accident was 14 years old. They determined that the teen ran across Lincoln Avenue while a vehicle with a trailer was […]
Loved ones remember Danville’s first Black police chief
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Carl J. Alexander, Danville’s first Black police chief, passed away in his sleep last Friday at the age of 78. Now, community members are preparing to gather and pay their respects. On Thursday, the family held a visitation service for Alexander at the Leek & Sons Funeral Home in Danville. Family […]
Body found along Indiana riverbank identified
AURORA, Ind. (WXIX) - The body found washed up on a riverbank in southeastern Indiana on Sunday has been identified. Michael Gambrel, of Covington, was identified by Dearborn County Coroner Cameron McCreary with assistance from the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office, Prosecutor Lynn Deddens announced Tuesday. Gambrel’s body was found...
Vermilion Co. community answers animal shelter’s call for help
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — On Tuesday evening, the Vermilion County Animal Shelter put out an urgent call to action requesting dog food and fosters. By the next day, community members went above and beyond in answering the call. “Thankful doesn’t describe how we feel,” started a follow-up post on the shelter’s Facebook page. The shelter […]
15-year-old arrested in Danville with stolen gun, police say
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A 15-year-old boy is under arrest in Danville after police said he was caught with a stolen gun on Tuesday. Officials with the Danville Police Department said officers were dispatched to a business at Vermilion and English Streets at 7 p.m. for a report of someone with a gun. Officers were […]
UPDATE: FBI concludes Urbana apartment raid
UPDATE 1:00 p.m. URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The FBI raid at the Town and Country Apartments in Urbana has concluded as of around 1 p.m. A WCIA reporter on-scene said the FBI officers were yelling for someone to come out of the apartment for about an hour over a loudspeaker. At one point, a woman […]
Danville Police investigating two business break-ins
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Police are investigating after two Danville businesses were broken into. One had money stolen. Both are cleaning up glass. President and Owner of Mad Goat Coffee, Samuel George, woke up to an unexpected phone call Sunday night when he was told his storefront was broken into. He said someone used a […]
Teacher of the Week: Casey Spesard, fifth grade, Salt Fork South Elementary, Sidell
When Casey Spesard accepted her first job at Jamaica Elementary School shortly after the 2005 school year began, the Eastern Illinois University graduate only had a week to put together a room for her new fifth-grade class. “I had never been more scared, nervous and excited all at once,” she...
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