The City of Decatur is planning a prescribed burn along Lake Decatur. City officials said the prescribed burn will take place ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A prescribed burn is planned for Decatur today. The city will conduct a prescribed burn of City-owned ...

Lake Decatur is currently four feet below normal levels, but there is hope the dry weather will end in the next two to three ...

Most people can imagine why a shrinking Great Salt Lake would mean unhealthy dust storms for the Wasatch Front, or why refilling the lake through water conservation could reduce dust exposure. Now, ...

Another round of Council Connections was held on Monday in Decatur. Concerned citizens shared their thoughts with city ...

Decatur is planning a prescribed burn Thursday along Lake Decatur starting at 1:00 p.m. across the lake from the DAV building ...

A Tornado Watch was issued in most of central Illinois and some parts of Indiana on Sunday. The National Weather Service said that the alert was issued until 8 PM CT. Several tornado warnings were ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — More than half a dozen new Decatur police officers were sworn in to the department during a ceremony on Tuesday. The seven new officers include: WCIA spoke with Greene. He spent ...

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DECATUR — As part of her New Year’s resolution, Blue Mound resident Annabelle Perry, 10, is ready to start a new hobby.