DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — As court proceedings begin against a Decatur man accused of murder, new information from the Decatur ...

Decatur police reported a sharp drop in violent crime during the first quarter of 2026 and also announced a new traffic safety initiative in response to a growing number of wrecks. Police ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur police are looking for answers after several shorts fired calls. This happened Friday night and early Saturday morning. Police said they were called to the Johns Hill ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — One person was found dead inside a home that caught fire in Decatur Saturday morning. Around 7:40 a.m., Decatur firefighters responded to a house fire at 468 S. Boyd Street, ...

Police are still investigating after a chaotic 24 hours in Decatur over the weekend. It all started with a murder Friday ...

Police are investigating after officers found over 20 shell casings in the front yard of a home Saturday night.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office wants the public to know it did not release 7,000 inmates from jail on Sunday morning after a glitch on its website. Firefighters responded to a storage building ...

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DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – The Decatur Police Department announced Monday that overall crime rates have decreased across the city. According to DPD, throughout the first quarter of 2026, violent crime ...

Almost 30 people were arrested during a recent FBI operation targeting violent crime in Central Illinois. “Operation Viper” ...

The City of Decatur has taken a crucial step to strengthen community safety by equipping its employees with the knowledge to ...