The standoff in Decatur remains ongoing over four hours after the initial call came in, and the gunshot victim is a neighbor ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UPDATE at 1:45 p.m. on April 24 DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Police has identified the man that threatened officers ...

The Decatur Police Department's 2026 National Night Out celebration is set to return next month.  The event will take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Dansby Park, formerly Oak Grove Park. National ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — After an internal alert system warned of a possible active shooter situation at the Decatur Civic Center offices on Tuesday, the Decatur Police Department is clarifying that it ...

The Decatur Police Department will move to encrypted digital dispatch and radio communications to protect officers, victims and ongoing investigations, according to a statement on the city’s website ...

A self-inflicted, fatal gunshot wound ended a nearly 20-hour standoff Saturday morning at a barricaded home in Decatur, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Less than a month after extinguishing a fire at a home on Johns Avenue in Decatur, firefighters were back at the same house early Sunday morning to find the residence fully ...