((AARON)) A GROUP OF HIGH
SCHOOLERS HAVE GOTTEN THE
CHANCE TO CHECK OUT WHAT
COLLEGE IS LIKE. THEY'VE SPENT
THEIR SUMMER IN A RESEARCH LAB
LEARNING FROM U OF I GRAD
STUDENTS. ((CHRISTIE)) IT'S A
PART OF THE YOUNG SCHOLARS
PROGRAM. WCIA THREE'S MIRANDA
MEISTER IS LIVE AT THE U OF I.
MIRANDA- - WHAT ARE THESE
STUDENTS STUDYING?
((MIRANDA)) I CAUGHT UP WITH
TWO CENTRAL HIGH STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING
WITH SUPER HYDROPHILIC
SURFACES. THE STUDENTS
EXPLAINED IT TO ME AS COATINGS
TO GO ON THE OUTSIDE OF THINGS
LIKE PIPES IN FACTORIES TO
PROTECT THEM FROM MOISTURE.
THEY SAY THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE
THOUGHT THIS IS HOW THEY WOULD
SPEND THEIR SUMMER. BUT BY
DOING IT, IT'S HELPING THEM
GET A GRASP ON WHAT COLLEGE
WILL BE LIKE AND OPEN THEIR
EYES TO NEW JOB POSSIBILITIES.
THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR SAYS,
THAT'S THE GOAL OF THE
PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN IN THE LAB FOR 6 WEEKS
THIS SUMMER. WHEN SCHOOL
STARTS THEY WILL COME BACK TWO
HOURS A WEEK TO KEEP WORKING
ON THIR RESEARCH. AND IN
FEBRUARY THEY WILL GO PRESENT
THEIR FINDINGS AT THE EMERGING
RESEARCHERS NATIONAL
CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC.
((MIRANDA)) TONIGHT ON WCIA --
HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS AS THEY
TELL US ABOUT HOW THIS
EXPERIENCE HAS MADE THEM THINK
ABOUT A CAREER IN ENGINEERING.
LIVE IN URBANA, MIRANDA
MEISTER, WCIA 3 YOUR LOCAL
NEWS LEADER.
(SKYCAM) HERE IS A LIVE LOOK
OUTSIDE USING OUR ROOFING DOG
EYENET. (RADAR) HERE IS A LOOK
AT OUT LOCAL RADAR LOOP.
(TEMPERATURES) HERE IS A LOOK
AT OUR TEMPERATURES THIS
MORNING. (WINDS) HERE IS A
LOOK AT OUR WINDS THIS
MORNING. (FUTURETRACK) HERE IS
YOUR PREDICTION FOR RAIN AND
TEMPERATURES TODAY. (TODAY)
HERE IS YOUR HIGH TEMPERATURE,
WIND, AND SKY CONDITIONS FOR
TODAY. (TONIGHT) HERE IS YOUR
LOW TEMPERATURE, WIND, AND SKY
CONDITIONS FOR TONIGHT.
((CHRISTIE)) EVEN THOUGH
PROSECUTORS SAY THEY WON'T
STOP THE SEARCH FOR YINGYING
ZHANG'S REMAINS... AUTHORITIES
BELIEVE THEY MAY NEVER BE
FOUND. ((AARON)) ZHANG WAS
MURDERED BY BRENDT CHRISTENSEN
2 YEARS AGO. HE WAS SENTENCED
TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT
PAROLE. OFFICIALS SAY...
BRENDT CHRISTENSEN HAD A
BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE AND
WOULD HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF
DESTORYING REMAINS. HE ALSO
DOWNLOADED A SCIENTIFIC
ARTICLE BEFORE THE MURDER
CALLED 'BEYOND THE GRAVE --
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN
DECOMPOSITION.' IT GAVE
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT
CAN SPEED UP DECOMPOSITION.
((AARON)) ZHANG'S FAMILY IS
STILL TRYING TO COME TO TERMS
WITH WHAT HAPPENED. WE SPOKE
WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE --
ATTORNEY STEVE BECKETT. HE
BECAME CLOSE WITH THE ZHANG
FAMILY AND EXPLAINS WHAT THEY
WERE THINKING BEFORE THE TRIAL
STARTED.
The goal was that it would be
a reflection of the meaning
and value of YZ to have an
American jury say that that
man should die. That would be
a reflection of the love and
the value that they placed on
their daughter - and of course
they didn't get it so you know
that just breaks our heart.
It's got to. BECKETT SAYS...
CHRISTENSEN WILL BE ASSESSED
BY THE BUREAU OF PRISONS AND
THEN SENT TO A HIGH SECURITY
FACILITY.
((CHRISTIE)) CHAMPAIGN POLICE
HAVE ARRESTED A SHOOTING
SUSPECT. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED
AT WEST WHITE STREET AND
COUNTRY FAIR DRIVE. THE
SUSPECT IS 53- YEAR-OLD ALONZO
JARRELL. POLICE SAY HE SHOT A
26-YEAR- OLD MAN. THE VICTIM
WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BUT IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. CHAMPAIGN
POLICE DON'T THINK THIS WAS
RANDOM.
((AARON)) THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD
AFTER A CRASH NEAR EFFINGHAM.
IT HAPPENED SATURDAY MORNING
ON I-70 EASTBOUND -- A FEW
MILES EAST OF EFFINGHAM. STATE
POLICE SAY THREE VEHICLES WERE
INVOLVED. A SEMI DIDN'T SLOW
DOWN IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE,
AND HIT THE BACK OF AN SUV.
THE IMPACT PUSHED THE SUV INTO
ANOTHER SEMI-TRAILER. THREE
PEOPLE INSIDE THE SUV WERE
KILLED-- TWO OTHERS INSIDE
WERE HURT...BUT ARE EXPECTED
TO BE OKAY. POLICE IDENTIFIED
THE VICTIMS AS MATTHEW AND
MARLEEN MURPHY, AND VIRGINA
ABRAMS OF WILDWOOD, MISSOURI.
THE DRIVER OF THE SEMI IS
BEING CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO
REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID AN
ACCIDENT.
((CHRISTIE)) WE HAVE AN UPDATE
TO A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU LAST
WEEK. THANKS TO A VIEWER
TIP--A COMPANY THAT HAD 25
THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF
EQUIPMENT STOLEN NOW HAS THEIR
PROPERTY BACK. ADKISSON
CONSTRUCTION'S TRAILER WAS
TAKEN LAST WEEK IN TILTON.
SOMEONE SAW THE STORY WE RAN
ABOUT THE MISSING
PROPERTY--AND REPORTED IT TO
POLICE. THE CALLER SAID HE SAW
IT BEING UNLOADED INTO A SHED
IN RURAL EDGAR COUNTY. POLICE
WERE ABLE TO RETURN IT TO THE
OWNERS.
((AARON)) AFTER THE SUDDEN
CLOSURE OF THE CORTEVA SOYBEAN
PROCESSING PLANT IN LEROY ...
THE CITY IS HOLDING A JOB FAIR
TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WERE
EMPLOYED THERE. THE PLANT SHUT
DOWN ON WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF
CONSOLIDATION. THE MAYOR SAID
IT WAS A SHOCKING
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE
COMMUNITY. THE JOB FAIR WILL
INCLUDE 21 DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES TO HELP ANYONE
INTERESTED IN FINDING
RESOURCES. IT'LL BE TOMORROW
FROM 10 TO NOON AT FIRST
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN
LEROY. WE HAVE REGISTRATION
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT
W- C-I-A DOT COM.
((CHRISTIE)) NEW THIS
MORNING--- THOSE OF YOU IN
MONTICELLO CAN GIVE YOUR
OPINION ON A PROPOSED BUSINESS
DISTRICT TONIGHT. A PUBLIC
HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR
6-30... BEFORE THE CITY
COUNCIL'S REGULAR MEETING.
OFFICIALS SAY THE CITY HAS
BEEN LOOKING INTO THE
POSSIBILITY OF GETTING A
BUSINESS DISTRICT. THEY WOULD
ALSO ADD A ONE PERCENT SALES
TAX ON SOME RETAIL GOODS.
((AARON)) PARENTS AT SALT FORK
SCHOOLS WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT STOCKING UP ON SCISSORS
AND GLUE THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
KIDS THERE WILL GET SCHOOL
SUPPLIES FOR FREE. PARENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL FOOT THE BILL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THEY OFFERED
IN THE PAST--BUT IT WAS ONLY
FOR CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS. THIS
YEAR ALL 850 STUDENTS IN THE
DISTRICT WILL GET THEM.
PHIL COX/ SUPERINTENDENT SALT
FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT Our
philosophy is we don't want
parents to have to pay out of
their own pocket for supplies
and we don't want our teachers
to have to pay out of their
own pockets. We believe that's
something that the district
should be covering. THE ONLY
SUPPLIES PARENTS WILL HAVE TO
BUY ARE THINGS LIKE PENCILS,
PENS, OR P.E. SHOES.
((CHRISTIE)) IT'S STILL
SUMMER, BUT DECATUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS GETTING READY FOR
ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. THEY'RE
HOLDING SCHOOL REGISTRATION
TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY FROM
10-30 TO 7 P-M. SIGN-UPS WILL
BE HELD AT ALL D-P-S SCHOOLS.
FOR A LIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO
REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR
SCHOOL, HEAD OVER TO W-C- I-A
DOT COM.
((AARON)) THAT WILL WRAP UP THE
MORNING SHOW ON WCIA, BUT
COMING UP WHEN WE MAKE THE
SWITCH TO WCIX FOR THE 7 & 8
OCLOCK HOURS OF THE MORNING
SHOW. ((CHRISTIE)) THERE ARE
SOME VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
COMING UP IN GIVING BACK --
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET
INVOLVED WITH THE CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
((AARON)) BUT BEFORE THAT --
LETS GET ONE LAST CHECK OF THE
FORECAST WITH ADAM.
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