Approximately 323 million people visited American national parks in 2025, a 2.7% year-over-year decrease and the first annual decline since 2020. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act ...

A man was shot in the back while mowing his lawn in Decatur, Illinois, leading to a SWAT standoff when the suspect barricaded ...

UPDATE at 11:15 a.m. on July 11 DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The subject involved in an hours-long Decatur standoff Friday was ...

Just 24 hours after a Decatur teen was shot and killed, the community is once again asking how another young life was cut ...

In 2025, Decatur ended the year with nine homicides. So far this year, the city has recorded five gun-related deaths.

Decatur is a classic mid-western U.S. city situated on Lake Decatur, and with many historic brick buildings downtown. This city is the home of Millikin University and Richland Community College.