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((KEVIN)) TONIGHT A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BEFORE
9PM. CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND
64. NORTHEAST WIND 6 TO 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A
HIGH NEAR 83. EAST NORTHEAST
WIND AROUND 9 MPH.
"AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO
INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY." THE
SEARCH FOR A MISSING MAN
CONTINUES. WHAT A NEW PIECE OF
EVIDENCE IS TELLING
INVESTIGATORS ABOUT HIS
DISAPPEARANCE. THE U OF I IS
MAKING CHANGES TO ITS COVID-19
TESTING POLICY. WHO WON'T BE
GETTING TESTED AS OFTEN.
"WE'RE PUTTING NEW
TECHNOLOGIES IN PLACE THAT
WE'VE PLANNED ACTUALLY FOR
YEARS." IT'S A HIGH TECH WAY
TO KEEP YOU SAFER. WHAT'S
CHANGING AT AIRPORTS.
YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR LOCAL
NEWS LEADER... THIS IS WCIA
THREE NEWS AT FIVE.
"WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
HIS WELL BEING AND SAFETY"
RANTOUL POLICE ARE STILL
SEARCHING FOR A MISSING MAN.
THEY'RE RAMPING UP THEIR
EFFORTS BY ADDING MORE PEOPLE
TO THE TEAM AND BRINGING IN
DRONES. ((JENNIFER)) GOOD
EVENING, I'M JENNIFER ROSCOE.
62-YEAR-OLD DAVID FRANKLIN HAS
BEEN MISSING FOR NEARLY THREE
WEEKS. W-C-I-A THREE'S
GABRIELLE COOKE JOINS US LIVE
IN THE NEWSROOM. GABRIELLE....
WHAT UPDATES DO THEY HAVE?
((GABRIELLE C)) POLICE ARE
ADDING NEW TACTICS TO THEIR
SEARCH. POLICE SAY THEY'VE
ALSO FOUND THE BIKE THEY THINK
HE WAS ON WHEN HE WENT
MISSING. THEY FOUND HIS BIKE
ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF
RANTOUL JUST A MILE NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 136. AND THEY DID NOT
SEE ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE
BICYCLE. THEY'VE ADDED
HELICOPTERS AND DRONES TO
THEIR SEARCH. THE CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND RESCUE TEAM IS ALSO NOW
HELPING.
"AT THIS POINT THERE'S NO
INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY, YOU
KNOW IF THE BIKE HAD BEEN
DAMAGED THAT MIGHT INDICATE
THAT HE BEEN STRUCK BY A CAR
OR SOMETHING SIMILAIR TO THAT
BUT IN THIS THERE WAS NO
DAMAGE" FRANKLIN ALSO HAD
MEDICAL PROBLEMS... SO HIS
FAMILY IS CONCERNED THAT HE
DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO HIS
MEDICINE. HE'S BEEN MISSING
SINCE AUGUST 19TH.
((GABRIELLE C)) POLICE ARE
ASKING IF ANYONE HAS ANY
INFORMATION TO CONTACT THEIR
DETECTIVES. YOU CAN FIND THAT
NUMBER ON OUR
WEBSITE...WCIA.CO M JENNIFER.
((JENNIFER)) GABRIELLE, THANK
YOU.
((JENNIFER)) CHAMPAIGN POLICE
ARE WORKING TO LEARN MORE
DETAILS ABOUT A SHOOTING.
AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE
HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT FOR A
GUNSHOT VICTIM. THE
27-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT
TWICE. THEY BELIEVE IT
HAPPENED ON KENWOOD ROAD...
BEHIND THE SWANN SPECIAL CARE
CENTER. HE WAS TAKEN INTO
SURGERY... AND WE'RE WORKING
TO LEARN HIS CONDITION. POLICE
BELIEVE THE VICTIM AND SHOOTER
STARTED YELLING AT EACH OTHER
OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IF YOU HAVE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
OF THAT AREA... PLEASE CALL
POLICE.
((JENNIFER)) A TEENAGER WAS
SHOT ON LABOR DAY OUTSIDE OF AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX IN
SPRINGFIELD. IT HAPPENED NEAR
LAKE VICTORIA DRIVE AND BUTLER
STREET. POLICE SAY 18-
YEAR-OLD GARY BROOMFIELD WAS
SHOT SEVERAL TIMES. HE DIED AT
THE HOSPITAL. SPRINGFIELD
POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION TO CALL THEM OR
CRIMESTOPPERS. WE HAVE THAT
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
((JENNIFER)) STATE POLICE ARE
SEARCHING FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD
SUSPECT. THEY SAY HE SHOT AND
KILLED ANOTHER TEENAGER SUNDAY
IN OLNEY. IT HAPPENED AT NORTH
WALNUT AND EAST LAUREL
STREETS. 19-YEAR-OLD KYLE
JOHNSON WAS SHOT SEVERAL
TIMES. POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR 19- YEAR-OLD RICK MEADOR.
HE HAS BROWN HAIR AND HAZEL-
COLORED EYES. HE'S 5-11 AND
ABOUT 155 POUNDS. HE MIGHT
ALSO BE WITH A FEMALE
JUVENILE. A WARRANT HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST. IF YOU
HAVE ANY INFORMATION -- PLEASE
CALL POLICE.
((JENNIFER)) THE SANGAMON
COUNTY CORONER HAS IDENTIFIED A
MAN WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH
ON SUNDAY. IT HAPPENED AT 10TH
AND JEFFERSON IN SPRINGFIELD.
THE CORONER SAYS 41-YEAR-OLD
CALVIN YOUNG'S CAR WAS HIT BY
A TRAIN.
((JENNIFER)) CREWS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED A
MOBILE HOME FIRE IN RANTOUL.
IT HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF
WEDGEWOOD DRIVE AND ACCESS
ROAD EARLY THIS MORNING.
NOBODY WAS INSIDE AT THE
TIME... BUT NEIGHBORS SAY THE
HOME BELONGS TO AN ELDERLY
WOMAN. NOBODY WAS HURT. THE
FIRE CAUSED ABOUT 25-HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
((JENNIFER)) THE U OF I IS
CHANGING SOME OF ITS COVID-19
TESTING REQUIREMENTS. NOW...
GRADUATE STUDENTS..FACULT
Y..AND STAFF..ONLY HAVE TO
TEST ONCE A WEEK. ON THE OTHER
HAND... UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
STILL HAVE TO DO IT TWICE.
UNIVERSITY LEADERS SAY THAT'S
BECAUSE UNDERGRADS MAKE UP
95-PERCENT OF THE RECENT
POSITIVE CASES. WE TALKED TO A
STAFF MEMBER WHO SAYS HE
AGREES WITH THE DECISION.
"I THINK THAT'S BETTER THAT
THEY STILL ARE MAKING THE
UNDERGRADS DO TWICE A WEEK
JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR
LIFESTYLE, YOU KKOW, AND JUST
WHAT THEY DO OUTSIDE OF THE
UNIVERSITY IS A LOT DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT MAYBE FACULTY AND
STAFF DOES." PEOPLE WHO FALL
UNDER THE LOW RISK CATEGORY
CAN STILL GET TESTED TWICE IF
THEY WANT TO. THE UNIVERSITY
DOES PREFER THEY GO ON
WEDNESDAYS OR ON WEEKENDS.
((JENNIFER)) TAKING A LOOK AT
TODAY'S NUMBERS NOW. THE STATE
IS REPORTING NEARLY 14-HUNDRED
NEW CASES, THAT BRINGS THE
TOTAL TO MORE THAN 252-
THOUSAND. THE GOOD NEWS... THE
7-DAY POSITIVITY RATE DROPPED
TO 4- PERCENT. THE RECOVERY
RATE IS NOW AT 96- PERCENT.
SEVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
ILLINOIS HAS LOST MORE THAN
81- HUNDRED PEOPLE TO
COVID-19.
((JENNIFER)) COVID-19 ISN'T
STOPPING ONE UNIVERSITY'S
GROWTH. E-I-U SAYS ITS
ENROLLMENT IS UP BY TEN
PERCENT THIS YEAR. IN
PARTICULAR... MORE STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN COMING FROM
IN-STATE. ABOUT FOUR PERCENT
OF THIS YEAR'S FRESHMAN CLASS
CAME FROM HOMES WITHIN 60
MILES OF E-I-U. OFFICIALS SAY
THE OVERALL INCREASE HELPS
OFFSET A DECREASE IN
ENROLLMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS.
((JENNIFER)) IF YOU'RE A HEAD
START FAMILY... TODAY WAS THE
FIRST DAY BACK. BUT NOT FOR
STUDENTS AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
AS WE FIRST TOLD YOU... SEVEN
HEAD STARTS UNDER EAST CENTRAL
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S
OVERSIGHT WERE SHUT DOWN. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESCINDED
ITS GRANT TO THE AGENCY.
"FISCAL" MISMANAGEMENT BY
OFFICALS PROMPTED THE MOVE.
THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. A NEW
AGENCY WILL RUN THE HEAD START
LOCATIONS IN THE MEANTIME...
BUT A START DATE HASN'T BEEN
SET YET. THAT MEANS FAMILIES
WILL HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATIVE
PROVIDERS... OR WAIT FOR THE
LOCATIONS TO REOPEN.
((JENNIFER)) WORK STARTED ON
THE RANTOUL FAMILY SPORTSPLEX
EARLIER THIS YEAR... AND THEY
GOT ANOTHER DONATION FOR THE
PROJECT. THE BANK OF RANTOUL
AND DENNY AND ANNE LONG ARE
GIVING 130-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
CONSTRUCTION. THE BANK IS
CELEBRATING ITS 100TH YEAR...
SO THEY'RE DONATING ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND TOWARD VIDEO
BOARDS. THE LONGS ARE GIVING
THIRTY- THOUSAND ON BEHALF OF
THE JACKIE LONG FOUNDATION.
THAT'S NAMED AFTER THEIR
DAUGHTER WHO DIED OF CANCER.
THEIR DIRECTOR OF SPORTS
MARKETING BELIEVES THIS
DONATION IS JUST THE START.
"THERE'S OBVIOUSLY LOTS OF
OPPURUNITIES FOR ALL KINDS OF
PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORPSHIPS
FOR THE COMPLEX. THESE TWO
GIFTS IN PARTICULAR ARE SUPER
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE
KICKING OFF A LOT OF THE
EFFORTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
PUR FORTH WITH THE COMPLEX."
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO
FINISH IN APRIL OF 20-21.
((JENNIFER)) THE PANDEMIC
STOPPED MANY CITIES FROM
HOLDING FIREWORKS THIS YEAR.
WHICH ONE'S CELEBRATING THE
FOURTH OF JULY IN SEPTEMBER.
PLUS... WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT
DELIVERY ISSUES AT U-S-P-S.
WHY ONE LAWMAKER SAYS HIS
CONFIDENCE IN THE AGENCY IS