Decatur capitalized in overtime and beat the Waco La Vega Pirates 58-54 in the Class 4A Division I state championship game Friday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The victory earned back-to-back state titles for Decatur.

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Officers with the Decatur Police Department were kept busy this weekend, responding to a range of crimes from armed robbery to a shooting with injuries. Police are investigating after a man reported being held a gunpoint and robbed early Sunday morning.

Decatur police alert drivers of potential delays on southbound Highway 31 after a crash involving an 18-wheeler; no injuries reported.

A Decatur community is grieving the loss of 10-year-old C.J. Bone who was killed in a car crash last week near Highway 67 and 8th Street.

The North Alabama Scottish Festival and Highland Games will happen for the first time at Point Mallard Park in Decatur March 14-15.

Decatur City Council to decide on appointing a new HR Director and consider an AI sorting system for recycling at Monday’s meeting.

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur man was sentenced to two years behind bars on Monday after he pleaded guilty to battering his wife in December. Court records show Carl Klaus, 54, avoided a trial by pleading guilty to a felony count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm on March 9.

A Southwest Airlines flight was diverted to Atlanta on Friday evening due to an unruly passenger. The flight was originally scheduled to depart from Nashville for Fort Lauderdale. A Southwest Airlines spokesperson tells 11Alive,