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Hardy's Reindeer Ranch brings holiday magic to central Illinois
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Hardy's Reindeer Ranch brings holiday magic to central Illinois

  • Alyssa Patrick
  • Updated Dec 13, 2025

While children will soon get a visit from Santa and his reindeer, a farm in Rantoul is giving kids the chance to meet the reindeer up close and personal.

Arrest made after shots fired outside Rantoul Walmart
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Arrest made after shots fired outside Rantoul Walmart

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 7, 2025

Police are investigating after a 19-year-old man shot a gun outside of a Walmart in Rantoul Saturday afternoon.

Local mother blessed with Habitat for Humanity home in Rantoul
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Local mother blessed with Habitat for Humanity home in Rantoul

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 17, 2025

This home blessed Concetta Hudson and her family. 

Calling future film makers: Behind the camera workshop being offered in Rantoul
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Calling future film makers: Behind the camera workshop being offered in Rantoul

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Nov 7, 2025

Filmmaking 4 x 4 will be held November 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Flyover Lab in Rantoul. 

Champaign man arrested for armed robbery at Rantoul grocery store
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Champaign man arrested for armed robbery at Rantoul grocery store

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Oct 8, 2025

A Champaign man was arrested Wednesday on charges of armed robbery at a Rantoul grocery store. 

18 students on Rantoul school bus involved in crash, 1 hospitalized
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18 students on Rantoul school bus involved in crash, 1 hospitalized

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Oct 7, 2025

A school bus carrying 18 students was involved in a collision with another vehicle on Tuesday.

IUOE plans silent protest in Rantoul amid contract negotiations
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IUOE plans silent protest in Rantoul amid contract negotiations

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 18, 2025

RANTOUL, Ill. (WAND) — Representatives from the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 399 will conduct a silent demonstratio…

1 man dead after motor vehicle crash in Rantoul
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1 man dead after motor vehicle crash in Rantoul

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 16, 2025

One man is dead following a motor vehicle crash in Rantoul Sunday night, according to the Champaign County Coroner. 

Coroner identifies man killed in Rantoul stabbing
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Coroner identifies man killed in Rantoul stabbing

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 15, 2025

An Urbana man who was killed in a Rantoul stabbing has been identified. 

Staff member terminated as DCFS investigation underway at Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy
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Staff member terminated as DCFS investigation underway at Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Sep 10, 2025

A DCFS investigation is underway at Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy, and a staff member has been fired. 

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