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The 15-year-old was arrested May 13 at the high school after Urbana police were alerted that there a threat involving a gun had allegedly been made to a student at another school via social media.

URBANA — An Urbana High School student who admitted he had ammunition at school has been sentenced to two years of probation.

Since Sunday, the leaks have been sealed up and the district is awaiting insurance results on the issues.

URBANA — Tree: 1. Backstop: 0.
The backstop at Yankee Ridge's Jeff Kaufman Field is down for the count after violent storms Sunday morning blew a tree onto the metal structure.

The sentence was the least that Deborah Taylor-Smith, 37, could have received for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. She faced a maximum of 10 years behind bars.

URBANA — A Champaign woman who had a gun in her home when drugs were present in 2017 was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison.

'We're saying to all of our cities in the state of Illinois that you can no longer use the secretary of state's office as your collections agency,' said state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana.

By GRANT MORGANgmorgan@capitolnewsillinois.com

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Another round of strong storms is possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. You should monitor the conditions and be prepared to take shelter.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. Tuesday for the following counties in our area: Champaign, Vermilion, Piatt, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, Ford and Iroquois.

Two men, one woman received non-life-threatening gunshot wounds

DANVILLE — Danville police are investigating a spate of shootings in the past three days, which sent three people to the hospital.
Commander Josh Webb said officers were first called to the area of Williams and Elm streets around 2:20 a.m. Sunday for a report of a man with a gunshot wound.

Among the cities Champaign has leapfrogged since 2010: the swanky Newport Beach, Calif., and the not-so-swanky Trenton, N.J.

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On the evening of Sunday, May 19, or the early morning of Monday, May 20, tires were slashed on two cars in the 400 block of Peacock Drive and the 400 block of Dorchester Drive.

MAHOMET — Champaign County Crime Stoppers needs help finding the people responsible for car vandalisms in Mahomet.

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