DECATUR — A 19-year-old Decatur man is jailed on charges he raped a child and made the victim pregnant, police report.

Decatur Police warn residents against celebratory gunfire on July 4th, highlighting its potential for deadly outcomes and urging safe celebrations.

An armed home invader who knocked a Decatur woman off her feet — and fled from her house straight into the waiting arms of the police — is just beginning a 15-year prison sentence. A sworn affidavit ...

The Decatur Police Department has launched a community service initiative aimed at helping elderly residents maintain their properties by providing lawn care and yard maintenance.

Visitors attending Decatur's Spirit of America Festival at Point Mallard Park on July Fourth should expect heavy traffic, leave prohibited items at home and take precautions against the summer ...

Decatur's City Manager says crowds have swelled in the newly renovated downtown square and business owners have reported record days.

A grieving northwest Las Vegas family is demanding answers after 58-year-old Dorothy Baines was found shot to death inside a home on Saturday, June 27. As homicide detectives work to piece together ...

A 13-year-old and a man died after shots were fired into a DeKalb County home early Thursday morning, police said.

A man has died while in the Muscle Shoals Police Department jail.

A report from U.S. News and World Report ranked seven Midwestern metropolises—including Decatur, Illinois and Bay City, ...

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.