DeKalb Police reported the lowest number of traffic arrests during this year's homecoming weekend since 2006, according to statistics provided by the DeKalb Police Department. DeKalb Police reported 71 total traffic arrests over the weekend, a decrease...
Junior kinesiology major Anthony Nielsen realizes not drinking alcohol - especially during homecoming week - makes him somewhat of an anomaly among many college students. Nielsen said he doesn't drink because he's seen what people do when they are intoxicated....
Social media websites can be both beneficial and a hindrance when providing information on events like Wednesday's shooting.Anna Kedyk, sophomore business administration major, heard about the shooting while on Facebook around noon Thursday."My friend...
Incidents of assault and battery in the city increased by 38 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to the DeKalb Police Department's 2010 Annual Report. The report showed 127 incidents of aggravated assault and battery in 2010, an increase of 35 from...
Donning track suits and running shoes, Huskies will gather near the Convo this weekend to remember one of their own.The Will McDermott Huskie Hustle 5K will take place at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday near the NIU Convocation Center.The race is in the memory of...
The DeKalb Police Department uses officers on extra-enforcement detail in order to patrol parties in DeKalb, said DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen. Feithen said the police tend to put greater emphasis on policing large parties and open container laws...
Twenty-two vehicles parked in NIU Lot C2, the remote parking lot at the Convocation Center, were broken into Thursday, said NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith. Two vehicles parked on Garden Rd. were also broken into Thursday. Smith said windows were broken and...
Students may have bundled up with a mug of hot chocolate during last week's blizzard and subsequent frigid temperatures, but the NIU Police didn't have that luxury. "We had to deal with the cold and the wind just like everyone else," said Sgt. Alan Smith...
Students may have bundled up with a mug of hot chocolate during last week's blizzard and subsequent frigid temperatures, but the NIU Police didn't have that luxury. "We had to deal with the cold and the wind just like everyone else," said Sgt. Alan Smith...
Extra safety precautions will be implemented this weekend for Halloween. It was announced Tuesday during a press conference that the case for missing student Antinette "Toni" Keller was reclassified as a homicide investigation, and local authorities say...
DeKALB | The NIU Student Association Senate finished its confirmations on Sunday. One of the resolutions confirmed included the senate approving Robert Lausch as a senator at large, which made the senate complete. "I believe this is a great honor," Lausch...
Rewards offered on crime tip lines have created a helping hand to DeKalb area law enforcement. As of 2009, police tip lines have helped the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department make 11 arrests, solve nine cases and help recover $900 in stolen property and...
