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One airlifted after car vs. deer accident in Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Cumberland County first responders were dispatched to a car vs. deer accident early Friday morning. The Neoga Fire Protection District said crews responded just before 5 a.m. to the accident, which was west of Trowbridge on county highway 33. The vehicle, which had landed in a ditch, caught fire with […]
Charleston man accused of stabbing several people
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A Charleston man is facing multiple charges in connection to a stabbing that happened earlier this month. Officials with the Charleston Police Department said Wes Hughes stabbed several people on Oct. 5 at Division Street and Tyler Avenue. All of them are expected to be okay. Hughes fled the scene before […]
Vermilion Co. grocery store burglarized once again
SIDELL Ill. (WCIA) — A Central Illinois grocery store is a target for thieves, for what workers say is the fifth time. Another break-in happened at Sidell Grocery at Main and North Gray in Sidell. The latest one happened overnight on Sunday. The store posted on Facebook that this was their fifth break-in. The Vermilion […]
‘We all feared the worst’: 3 people in Edgar County save woman after car submerges in water
PARIS, Ill. (WCIA) — For four women in Edgar County, they’ll never forget Oct. 5, 2024. It’s the day three of them jumped into action, saving the other as her car was headed for Twins Lake Park in Paris. Anika Currie, Korey Balch and Kaitlyn Balch were all playing by the playground with their children […]
Danville salon, spa damaged by car crash
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A salon and spa in Danville was damaged on Monday when a car drove through a wall and into the business. The crash happened at Studio 31 Salon & Spa on Liberty Street. Danville Police said the driver, an 87-year-old from Chicago, became confused about how hard he pressed the gas […]
Fatal crash in Iowa claims the lives of three Champaign children
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A deadly car crash one state over resulted in the death of three young children from Champaign. On Oct. 8, a family was involved in a crash on Highway 30 in Iowa last week. It resulted in three family members being hospitalized and three children under the age of five losing […]
ISP responds to two-vehicle crash in Effingham Co.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois State Police responded to reports of a crash along Interstate 70 in Teutopolis Thursday evening. ISP said the two-vehicle accident happened around 5 p.m. on I-70 eastbound at milepost 102. That’s near Frontage Road and North 1650th Street. ISP said the two-vehicle crash involved a truck-tractor/semi-trailer. They also said […]