Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Champaign County (Illinois) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 29
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
•
Next >
-
Report: Ohioan accused in dismemberment confesses
MECHANICSBURG, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of stabbing his on-again, off-again girlfriend, suffocating her and dismembering her body told a newspaper that she begged him to kill her after he confronted her about text messages she'd sent saying she...
Tags: Trials, The Associated Press, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
-
5 indicted in Ohio woman's dismembering
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The live-in boyfriend of a western Ohio woman whose dismembered remains were found in her bathtub has been indicted on aggravated murder and other charges. The Champaign County grand jury indicted Matthew Puccio and four...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Prisons, Prosecution
-
Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A man suspected of stabbing, suffocating and dismembering his girlfriend told a newspaper that he met her through Facebook while looking for new friends and that he met two of his alleged accomplices at a library just three...Tags: Facebook, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
-
Cops: Rapper Lil Reese arrest tied to 2012 beating video
Tribune reporterSouth Side rapper Lil Reese's Sunday arrest on a felony warrant is tied to a 2012 videotaped incident in which he purportedly beat and stomped a woman in her Champaign home, police said Monday. Video of the attack went viral late last year, with...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Crimes, Lil Reese
-
Rapper Lil Reese arrested while sleeping in car
Tribune reporterSouth Side rapper Lil Reese was caught sleeping in a car early Sunday and arrested on a warrant. The arrest warrant was issued Thursday in Champaign County for Lil Reese, 20, whose birth name is Tavares Taylor. He was arrested about 4 a.m. Sunday in...Tags: Police Arrests, Lil Reese, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Chief Keef
-
Land bulls, bears and squirrels
The neighborhood farmer grapevine, fiber optic for years now, was set abuzz two weeks ago with news that a 237-acre piece of the township for sale at $12,500 per acre. Whoa, right? Well, the land sports five-year averages of 199 bu. for corn and 60...Tags: South Dakota State University, Argentina, Federal Reserve, Environmental Issues, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
-
Tribune archive: The Daniel Taylor case
Change of SubjectHere is an archive, in reverse chronological order, of the Tribune's coverage of the Daniel Taylor case: News story: Criminal justice: Jail alibi doesn't outweigh confession -- Records show Daniel Taylor in jail when double murder occurred, but... -
U. of I. student from Lake in the Hills killed in hit-and-run
A Lake in the Hills man attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign died this morning after being severely injured in a hit-and-run collision late Friday, authorities said. Anthony G. Pauls, 22, was declared dead at 7:54 a.m. at Carle...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Lake In the Hills, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
-
Naperville man, roommate arrested in Champaign shooting incident
Tribune reporterAn alcohol-fueled fight between two roommates landed both in jail after one fired a shot inside a residence in downstate Champaign early this morning, causing an evacuation and a SWAT response, police said. Twenty-two year old David Lu returned home from...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Shootings, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
-
Telling a long, lonely, frustrating tale
Stories about prison inmates being exonerated and sent home from prison tend to be similar, but Andre Davis's case had a special twist. Two, in fact. First, since the first time DNA evidence was used to clear a wrongfully convicted inmate's name in 1989,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Media Industry, Prisons, Lawyers
-
Sugar water or Kool-Aid?
Danger prowled Capitol Hill shortly after the Senate Ag Committee approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill April 26. The trouble wasn't from folks who might have lost out when the Committee “streamlined” 23 conservation programs into 13 to “save”...Tags: Politics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Agricultural Research and Technology, Pat Roberts, Insurance
-
Swimmers journey far, wide
Shelby Quinn and Kristen Kaneshiro are members of swim teams in Arizona and Illinois respectively, but they have connections to the Dakotas.
Quinn is a member of the Mesa Aquatics Club in Mesa, Ariz., while Kaneshiro is a member of the Champaign...Tags: Mountains, Culture, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Health
Apr 5, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 6, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 8, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 5, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 5, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Oct 13, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 2, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 11, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jun 17, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Original site for Champaign County (Illinois) topic gallery.