DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Decatur Police say a male juvenile is still in critical condition and four people have been charged following a shooting investigation that led police to recover stolen items. Officers with the Decatur Police Department (DPD) responded to Decatur Morgan Hospital on Friday, May 3 after a male juvenile arrived at the hospital with an apparent gunshot wound. DPD says the victim was taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment and is still in critical condition as of Sunday ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Decatur Police are investigating after a spokesperson said a man showed up to Decatur Morgan Hospital with an apparent gunshot wound. Officers responded to Decatur Morgan Hospital on Friday after receiving a call that a male who arrived suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The man was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Decatur City Schools officials said that Decatur High and Decatur Middle were in secure perimeter for a short time on Friday while police investigated an incident at Decatur Morgan Hospital. However, a spokesperson f ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — There’s growing concern from parents of special needs athletes in Decatur who fear that the city’s plans to replace the Recreation Coordinator- Therapeutics position is moving too slowly.   Kellie Sims, the coordinator for the past 27 years retired in December.   Officers searching for runaway teen in Decatur However, the parents say their athletes need the sports program coordinator to compete in the Special Olympics.  “It gives them the ability to go out and show people what they can do because most people don’t understand the stuff that they can ac ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Decatur Police Department is looking for a 14-year-old teenage girl who has run away. According to DPD, 14-year-old Breelynn Dover was last seen on Wednesday, May 1 in the 2800 block of Wimberly Dr. SW. Dover is described as being 5’1” tall, about 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Decatur Police Department at (256)-341-4660 or 911 ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Princess Theatre is one of those iconic places where you can chart your family's history with why they were there. A first date. Your child's first play. You had a great Aunt who listened to George Washington Carver there. Your sister, in my case, got stuck taking me to the Princess to see Viva Las Vegas which featured a guy named Elvis and the stunningly beautiful Ann-Margaret ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Decatur State of the City was held Tuesday but Mayor Tab Bowling wasn't there. Bowling confirmed to News 19 that he won't be at the State of the City on Tuesday morning, saying that he could not overcome a format change with the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) - The attorney for the family of Stephen Perkins says that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to meet with them to discuss community concerns. After she was detained by Decatur Police on April 19, Catrela Perkins, the widow of Stephen Perkins, requested a meeting with the DOJ. Her lawyer, Lee Merritt, told News 19 that the DOJ has accepted the meeting ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The murder trial for a Huntsville man accused of driving a car into Flint Creek in March 2023 after a reported robbery and police chase has been set. Court documents show Ismael Tariq Smith, 21, is scheduled to stand trial for a murder and robbery charge on October 21, 2024 ..read more

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The former Decatur Police Chief Ed Taylor died at 73, the Decatur Police Department announced Monday. Taylor worked in the department for 41 years before retiring in 2016. He served as police chief for his last five years with the department ..read more

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Morgan County Sheriff's Office arrested three men on child sex charges after conducting an operation focused on child sex trafficking. Daytron Shawn Tolliver, 37 of Decatur, Corey DeWayne Wynn Sr, 49 of Decatur and Jeremy Scott Peek, 31 of Danville, were all charged with electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office ..read more