A 5-year-old girl remains in critical condition after the car she was riding in was struck at a Champaign intersection on Monday morning. According to police officials, the accident occurred at the intersection of Fourth Street and University Avenue when a 20-year-old driver struck an SUV. The impact of this crash caused the SUV to… Read More
Twisters in the Midwest have caused serious damage, destroyed homes, and taken at least 12 lives. A small Illinois town had an Ef4 tornado strike the area and six people were killed as a result. The rating given to this tornado is the second-highest rating that can be given to a twister and scientists determine… Read More
Red Sox pitcher, Bobby Jenks, is now discussing the possibility of taking legal action after an error occurred in the operating room this December. Jenks told reporters about a surgical error that was made during a surgery on Dec. 12. According the Jenks, he went into Mass. General in order to have surgery on bone… Read More
While many manufacturers opted for a healthier sweetener and began to use organic brown rice syrup, researchers at Dartmouth College decided to a do a study to determine whether the increased consumption of the product was having an effect on people. The study showed that the organic brown rice syrup, as well as products that… Read More
A television news anchor is currently recovering from injuries sustained when she was bitten in the face by an 85-pound Argentine Mastiff on air. The incident occurred when the anchor was doing a news segment on the dog and his owner. The dog owner, a local firefighter, rescued the dog from an icy lake after… Read More
Nearly one million birth control packages have been recalled after it was found that an error in packaging could result in the inadequate dose of the oral contraceptives and increase the chance of pregnancy. The recall affects the Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and its generic forms that have an expiration date between July 31, 2013 and March… Read More
A Champaign woman was injured after a weekend crash occurred at the intersection of Mattis and Kirbey avenues. According to police officials in Champaign, the crash occurred when an 18-year-old man was traveling through the intersection and attempted a left turn. The man did not see the northbound car traveling down the roadway and the… Read More
A man from Bement was injured after a truck accident occurred in Champaign County. According to Champaign County sheriff’s, the accident occurred Wednesday morning when a 22-year-old man’s truck somehow ended up int a ditch off of county roads 200 E and 1100 N. A passing motorist called law enforcement just before 9 a.m .… Read More
The Ford Motor Co. has announced the recall of over 500,000 vehicles for two different issues. First is the 2001-02 Ford Escapes and the other are the 2004-05 models of the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterrey minivans. The Ford Escape vehicles have been recalled because of issues with an electrical connection and the brake module.… Read More
A man that sued Starbucks is walking away from the trial with $7.5 million. He filed a slip and fall lawsuit against the national chain after a slip and fall injury at a San Diego Starbucks left him unable to provide for his family. The man lost his footing in a Vista Starbucks as he… Read More