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A Tennessee man has been charged after an Illinois drunk driving accident that killed one person and injured nine others. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred  when a 43-year-old man’s truck struck a van while traveling on U.S. 51. The collision caused the man’s truck to spin out of control across the lanes… Read More

Five people were taken to the Carle Foundation hospital after a truck accident occurred Friday afternoon. According to officials, the accident occurred in the rural areas of Murdock when a 38-year-old truck driver lost control of the vehicle while traveling west bound. The truck then jack-knifed across the road and spun out of control. Police… Read More

A two car collision in western Champaign County led to the injury of a local woman and young man. The two drivers were driving in opposing directions and collided at the intersection of County Road 1400 N and 300 E. The Champaign County sheriff’s department reported that the woman was taken by helicopter to the… Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now announced that they will be tweeting news about food recalls for each specific state. The USDA currently tweets general recalls, but officials have now stated that state-specific accounts will now be created. The state-specific accounts will now announce the recall of meats, poultry and egg product for each… Read More

A teenager in St. Joseph was injured after being struck by a drunk driver while he was walking on a county road. According to the Champaign County sheriff’s department, the driver struck the teenager and drive off, but was later found and arrested by authorities. The accident occurred just after 2 a.m. when two 15-year-old… Read More

A 5-year-old girl was injured after a

Twisters ripped through the Midwest leaving 12 people dead and piles of debris and damage. According to the Washington Post, one tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois was rated an EF4, the second highest rating that is given to twisters. Scientists have stated that this twister was traveling with winds of 175 mph and was over 200… Read More

Representatives for Bobby Jenks, pitcher for the Red Sox, are discussing whether or not he will take legal action against doctors after an error occurred while he was in surgery in December. Jenks recently told reporters that the he went into surgery at Mass. General on Dec. 12 in order to remove two back spurts.… Read More

A man from Champaign was killed after a rollover car accident occurred on Interstate 57. According to local police, the 52-year-old victim was the passenger in a car that somehow lost control near Chebanse. The man was killed and the 37-year-old driver of this vehicle was also seriously injured. While police were investigating this accident,… Read More

An Illinois school bus driver was killed in a crash early Thursday morning. According to Clark County officials, the accident occurred on 8 a.m. when the bus was involved in an accident at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 1. The 55-year-old bus driver died of injuries suffered in an cardiac attack that caused… Read More