HERE’S SOME OF THE TOP NEWS STORIES TODAY—Friday, June 22nd—on WGFA > A DOUGLAS COUNTY HOSTAGE SITUATION IS OVER, NO INJURY….. HEAVY RAIN MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS….. CAR-TRAIN ACCIDENT IN K3 COUNTY…… LAWMAKERS AGREE TO EMERGENCY BUDGET…… FUN DAYS AT MILFORD…….
SHOWERS AND T-STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-DAY TODAY. HIGH NEAR 80. THERE’S A 50% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND T-STORMS TONIGHT and SATURDAY TOO.
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Some heavy rainfall, but no damage of any kind from a band to severe t-storms rolling acress central Illinois late last night and this morning. WGFA and surrounding towns reported six to seven-tenths of of an inch of rain. Lightning and some 50-60 mph winds were reported. Several minor power interruptions were reported.
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Two men are in custody and hostages are OK following the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy, a robbery, a high-speed car chase and a stand-off at a bank in Arcola. Thursday’s ordeal came to a close about 6;35 pm after a seven-hour standoff with a man who initially took five people hostage at a bank. All but one of the hostages was let go. The unidentified man finally surrendered about 6:35 pm. The sheriff’s deputy was shot in the face and torso. He’s in critical condition.
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Jack Draper of Kankakee was serioulsy injured when he drove his car into a train Thursday in Limestone Township. Kankakee County sheriff’s police tickered Draper. The train was moving across a rural roadway when the mishap occurred.
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“Hometown Heroes” is this year’s theme for Milford Fun Days. The event, running thru Saturday, began Thursday evening with a Softball Tournament. A parade is set for 10:30 Saturday morning.
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It looks like government won’t be shutting down early next month. Governor Rod Blagojevich and the four legislative leaders say they’ve agree to hammmer out a 30-day emergency budget to keep government running into August. The state faced a July 9th deadline to pass a spending plan or shut the government down.
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The Cubs and Sox renew their cross-town rivaly this weekend at the U-S Cell. Earlier at Wrigley Field, the Cubs took two of three games.
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