Update: Weather service says deadly Crawford County tornado tracked 42 miles
A tornado close to the Illinois-Indiana border killed at least 3 people and destroyed homes and an airport. At least 8 others are hurt.
Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges
Former President Donald Trump has returned to New York from his home in Florida for his historic booking and arraignment on criminal charges. The nation’s largest city bolstered security and warned potential agitators that it is “not a playground for your misplaced anger” even before Trump made it into Manhattan.
Tornado damages property of Champaign County farmers
Severe storms damaged farm equipment and business on Friday night.
217 Today: Knox County farmer returns to providing produce after brief hiatus
Monday, April 3, 2023 Today’s headlines: At least three people are dead and eight injured after a tornado crossed an area near Robinson, Illinois, about 100 miles southeast of Champaign. Knocked over power lines, trucks and farming equipment scatter one Illinois farmer’s property in the aftermath of a tornado on Friday night. Research and social…
People impacted by gun violence often know what’s causing it. So, a local group collected their thoughts.
CHAMPAIGN — Research and social justice are often separate issues — but one local organization is using its connections to figure out how to combat violence before it starts. First Followers helps formerly incarcerated people re-enter the Champaign-Urbana community. The group released the results of their survey of people in Champaign-Urbana on the leading causes…