Luke Taylor

URBANA — A Champaign man has been found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm as the result of his arrest following a high-speed chase that led to the lockdown of an elementary school in 2024.

URBANA — A second teen charged with homicide in a shooting incident that took place at the Market Place Shopping Center earlier this year will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.

URBANA — A second teen charged in a fatal shooting in March at Market Place Mall will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.

Not everyone can say their mom encouraged them to go to a bar, but NOAH HENSON says the only reason he's working at Collective Pour was that his pushed him to try it.

Each week, News-Gazette courts reporter Luke Taylor will assemble a bulletin of recent criminal activity reported by area police agencies.

CHAMPAIGN — Stepping into the role of head cheerleading coach at the University of Illinois represents a homecoming for MaKayla Greer, alongside a continuation of a lifelong love for her sport.

GIBSON CITY — A Gibson City man has been missing for nearly a year after injuring two officers and fleeing, potentially naked, from his burning house.

Stepping into the role of head cheerleading coach at the University of Illinois represents a homecoming for MaKayla Greer, alongside a continuation of a lifelong love for her sport.

Initial reports do not indicate any of the students were seriously injured, but police say they were all taken to area hospitals anyway.