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4 days ago | wspynews.com | Ethan Kruger

Plano Police Chief Norm Allison says that after about a year in the job, he’s confident he has the right leadership team in place. Allison spoke last week during his State of the Police Department speech, hosted by the Plano Area Chamber of Commerce. "I was concerned with a couple things," Allison said "One, we had a great group of sergeants, but everybody wasn't in the right places. And Jim Collins, one of my favorite authors, wrote the book Good to Great.

6 days ago | wspynews.com | Ethan Kruger

The Plano School District is being recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for being one of the Best Communities for Music Education. Music Educator Susan Webb says the district has to go through a long process to be recognized. Namely, the district has to show that students have access to music classes and performances.

1 week ago | wspynews.com | Ethan Kruger

Plano Mayor Mike Rennels says that fourteen new businesses came to Plano in the last year or so. He gave an update at the Plano Area Chamber of Commerce's annual State of the City event at Cielito Mexican Restaurant in downtown Plano Thursday. Rennels says the city is trying to help out businesses by increasing the money it has available to help with building improvements. "We doubled our façade matching grant program.

1 week ago | wspynews.com | Ethan Kruger

The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District says no one was hurt in a fire in the 8400 block of Route 34 in Yorkville Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters arrived to find the fire already out but discovered damage to the side of the building. Dispatch had reported that two people had been trying to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters removed burned siding and put out additional hot spots to prevent the fire from starting again. The building is still usable. Damage is estimated at about $20,000.

1 week ago | wspynews.com | Ethan Kruger

The St. Charles Police Department says a five-year-old boy was killed Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in the 4000 block of Royal Fox Drive. Police say the driver, an immediate family member, has been fully cooperating with the investigation. Officers were called around 5:09 p.m. and arrived to find a neighbor performing CPR on the child. Paramedics took over and transported the boy to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, where he was pronounced dead.