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UPDATE: Champaign Fire Dept. shares details behind school fire
Update at 4 p.m. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Officials have shared more information regarding a small fire at a Next Generation School building on Tuesday. It happened before 2:35 p.m. Randy Smith from the Champaign Fire Department told WCIA that a fire alarm was activated at the building located at 2533 Galen Drive. The fire […]
Fan behavior at C-U Little League tournament prompts call to police, tournament delay
URBANA — The championship game of an annual C-U Little League baseball tournament for 7- and 8-year-olds will go on despite a weekend incident that drew police and forced organizers to cut a semifinal game short. Julie Palermo, president of the Urbana Little League and coordinator of the Peanut...
Last defendant in deadly 2014 Champaign robbery sentenced to prison
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Almost a decade after a Champaign man’s murder, the four people charged with his death have been sentenced to prison. The last defendant was sentenced on Monday. 40-year-old Rashidi Overstreet was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at a house party the morning of Dec. 22, 2014. Chris McCallum was […]
Terrence Shannon Jr. rape trial: Jury selection to begin in Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Terrence Shannon Jr.'s rape trial was scheduled to begin with jury selection in Lawrence, Kansas on Monday. The former Illinois basketball star was ordered to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was "terrified" as she was being assaulted. Shannon,...
Urbana Police, Crime Stoppers looking for suspects in May shots fired incident
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Police Department and Champaign County Crime Stoppers are asking for help from the public in solving a shots fired incident that happened last month. The shooting happened the night of May 18 in the area of Florida Avenue and Lincolnwood Drive. Officials said that around 9:12 p.m., five people […]
In Urbana, debate continues over police staffing proposal
URBANA — City leaders are split on whether to include funds for increased police staffing in the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, including the addition of two non-sworn community responders and one social worker. Urbana police Chief Larry Boone told the city council that the department’s current model “simply...
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