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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 […]
Man hurt in overnight shooting in Champaign
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - A man was shot overnight in Champaign. The Champaign Police Department was called out at 12:34 a.m. to the 700 block of Mattis Ave. Officers found a 25-year-old Champaign man with potentially life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds to the upper leg. The victim was rushed to...
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 […]
Three-car Collision in Champaign Injures One
A three-car accident in Champaign on Wednesday left one person injured. The incident, which occurred around 11:50 a.m., took place near the intersection of West Springfield Avenue and South Fair Street. According to Joe Lamberson of the Champaign Police Department, the accident happened when a vehicle attempted to turn across...
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 […]
Oakwood Man, 32, Dies in Route 1 Crash in Edgar County
A 32 year old Oakwood man lost his life in a crash that occurred around 8:30 PM Thursday night (June 27th) on Route 1 in Edgar County, near 1375th Street. Shane Hughes was thrown from his vehicle, and pronounced deceased at the scene. The Illinois State Police report that Hughes...
Urbana Resident Cleared of Murder Charges Four Years After Fatal Shooting
An Urbana man accused of murder has been formally acquitted of the charges against him. In a one-day bench trial, Judge Randy Rosenbaum acquitted Troy Carter Jr. of four counts of murder. Rosenbaum found that the state did not adequately prove that Carter Jr. killed 15-year-old Tearius Pettis on April 11, 2020.
City of Urbana backs down from large police budget increase
Reported crime in Urbana during 2022 and 2023 was the lowest it’s been for ten years, but you wouldn’t have known it from the recently proposed more than $4 million increase in Urbana’s police budget for 2025. Leading up to the final budget vote this past Monday, the City of Urbana had initially proposed the largest year-to-year budget increase for policing ever.
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