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
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
Pfizer has announced the recall of nearly one million packs of the oral contraceptive pills, L0/Ovral-28 tablets, due to an error that may increase the chance that a woman could become pregnant. The recalled products include 14 lots of the Lo/Ovral-28 tablets as well as the generic versions of it. The generic versions include, Ethinyl… Read More
One woman was sent to the hospital after a car accident occurred at a Champaign intersection after the car that she was riding in was struck. According to police, the accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. when an 18-year-old man was traveling at the intersection of Mattis and Kirbey Lane and failed to see a vehicle… Read More