Erick Payne
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Couple advocates for medical marijuana
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- One family is trying to make sure no one has to go through what they did when their daughter died two years ago. → Read More
City repeals panhandling ordinance
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.(WCIA) -- City leaders voted Tuesday night to repeal and aggressive panhandling ordiance. → Read More
Police department receives K-9 vest
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- The police department's K-9 now has body armor. → Read More
Local link to college admissions scandal
NATIONAL (WCIA) -- Families are outraged after the feds uncovered what they're calling the biggest college admissions scandal ever. → Read More
Group fights stigma around suicide
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Dozens of people showed up to Exile to support Rattle the Stars. → Read More
Trees removed for MCORE project
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Trees are coming down and going up in parts of town. → Read More
Downtown business owner retires
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- A downtown business owner is hanging up her hat. → Read More
Fire department unveils new ambulance
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Cornbelt Fire Department and Carle Arrow Ambulance unveiled a new ambulance over the weekend. → Read More
Lawyers to ask for trial delay
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Lawyers for the man accused of kidnapping and killing a UI scholar are asking to delay his trial. → Read More
Community discusses field plans
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Families got another look at the McKinley Field renovations on Wednesday night. → Read More
Fire department to unveil new ambulance
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Cornbelt Fire Department and Carle Arrow Ambulance will unveil a new ambulance soon. → Read More
Students use e-learning outside school
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- One school stayed open even though its building was closed. → Read More
City leaders look to reduce crime
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) -- City leaders are trying to find ways to reduce crime. → Read More
School Board postpones raise vote
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The School Board was supposed to talk pay raises Monday night, bt that did not happen. → Read More
Students return to campus
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Students are returning to their campus covered in snow. → Read More
Bowling for charity
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Bowlers dusted off their shoes to help a good cause this weekend. → Read More
Bridge improvement could take a while
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) plan to widen the Kirby Avenue overpass by I-57 could take longer than expected. → Read More
Man arrested following deadly shooting
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Police have arrested a man on a charge of first-degree murder for shooting another man early Sunday morning. → Read More
Community remembers Brandon Rush
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- Friends and neighbors of a man killed in a car crash on Route 45 are pulling together to support one another. → Read More
Taxi service expands to give medical transportation
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- A taxi company in Coles County has expanded to help get people to the doctor. → Read More