May 2012
Coming Thursday, MTD squabble, Champaign council applicants, E3 magazine
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 7:05pm | John BeckIn Thursday's News-Gazette, we're planning stories about the continuing MTD wars, another applicant for the Champaign council and a tour of an Egyptian exhibit in E3 magazine.
The list of people interested in a vacancy on the Champaign City Council keeps on growing, Patrick Wade reports. There are now five candidates hoping to succeed Kyle Harrison, who has resigned effective June 15.
Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for residential burglary
URBANA — A Champaign man whose DNA was found at a crime scene has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for residential burglary.
On Wednesday, Judge Tom Difanis sentenced Nicholas James, 26, who listed an address in the 2800 block of Campbell Drive, Champaign, to 30 years of prison.
James will receive credit for 173 days he has already served.
Beneficial rains ahead for much of the Heartland
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 5:01pm | Greg SouljeAcross the Corn Belt, much cooler air is arriving. Wednesday morning’s temperatures fell to 40° or slightly below in parts of the far upper Midwest.
Cerro Gordo woman no longer missing
UPDATED 8:41 p.m.
CERRO GORDO — A woman who had been reported missing earlier today by the Piatt County Sheriff’s Office has made contact with her family.
Amber Bresnahan, 21, hadn’t been seen since May 22, according to Piatt County Chief Deputy Mark E. Huckstep. No details were released about where Bresnahan has been.
Fletcher testifies in Clemens case
Former Illini Darrin Fletcher is on the stand today for the Roger Clemens perjury trial in Washington.
Fifth Champaign council candidate announces
CHAMPAIGN — With less than two days remaining before the application for deadlines, the list of candidates for a city council vacancy grew to five on Wednesday.
Barbara Kenny-Langendorf is the most recent to submit her name. She's been living in Champaign for 30 years, she said, and has owned her own home-construction company for 17 of them.
Truck with parts for turbine crashes
CISSNA PARK — A truck hauling a 101,000-pound piece of a wind turbine overturned in southern Iroquois County Tuesday evening.
Troopers from District 21 Illinois State Police responded to the crash at 6:14 p.m. Tuesday on Illinois 49, just south of Iroquois County Road 1120 North, about five miles north of Cissna Park, according to a news release.
Cigarette tax rates, by state
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 2:24pm | Tom KacichIllinois' upcoming move to a $1.98 per pack cigarette tax will move it into 16th place among the states, according to information from the Federation of Tax Administrators.
States with higher cigarettes taxes are:
New York $4.35 per pack
Garden DIY: How to make an irrigation system with rain barrels, PVC pipe and a sump pump
Wed, 05/30/2012 - 1:36pm | Meg Dickinson, staff writer,
Big Ten hoping to end NCAA baseball drought
News-Gazette college baseball beat writer Jeff Huth offers his Big Ten-centric thoughts on the NCAA tournament, which opens Friday:
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