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UPDATE: Coroner IDs man who died in 3-vehicle crash on Route 45
UPDATE at 3:08 p.m. URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of the man killed in a three-vehicle accident in Urbana early Saturday morning. According to Coroner Stephen E. Thuney, the man was identified as Justin L. Martinez, 25 of Byron. Preliminary information indicated Martinez was driving northbound in Urbana […]
3 people displaced after Rantoul house fire Friday morning
RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Rantoul firefighters responded to a house fire in the early Friday morning hours that left three displaced and one pet dead. The fire happened around 2:45 a.m. at a two-story house at 140 Oak Place. The conditions were also posing a threat to the neighboring houses. Due to the extensive fire […]
Indiana man dead after Edgar Co. altercation
KANSAS, Ill. (WCIA) — An altercation in Kansas, Illinois on Friday left one man dead, the coroner confirmed. According to the Champaign County Coroner, Xavier T. Harris, 34 of Terre Haute, was involved in an altercation near Cook Drive where he sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Harris was air lifted to Carle Foundation Hospital where […]
Ambulance involved in I-74 accident Thursday morning: State Police
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — State police responded to an accident on I-74 eastbound involving an ambulance Thursday morning in Champaign County. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. near milepost 185 in Urbana. Police say the accident involved two vehicles, one of which was an ambulance. Police say it is not known at this […]
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