TOP LOCAL/AREA NEWS NOTES ON WGFA FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 15th >
FOUR DEAD IN A SHOOTING AT CHANNAHON, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUSPECTED…… SEARCH TO RESUME FOR MISSING BOATERS ON KANKAKEE RIVER….. DRUG OVERDOSE SUSPECTED IN HOOPESTON DEATH, MAN ARRESTED…… SESQUICENTENNIAL WEEKEND AT FAIRBURY.
PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY, HIGH NEAR 92. EAST WINDS AT 5-10 MPH.
Public Health officials are warning seniors to take precautions against the heat. These high temperatures can put a strain on people’s health, especially the elderly. Seniors should drink plenty of liquids, weat lightweight clothing, and try to remain in a cool environment.
- Will County authorities have identified the four people found shot to death in Channahon Thursday morning. Dead are 34-yr-old Kimberly Vaughn of Oswego and her children: 12-yr-old Abigale, 11-yr-old Cassandra and eight-year-old Blake. A man identified as the woman’s husband and father of the children, 34-yr-old Christopher Vaughn, was found near the SUV where the bodies were discovered. He was treated for a minor gunshot would, questioned and released from police custody.
- In Kankakee, searchers will resume their efforts today for missing boaters on the Kankakee River. 62-yr-old David Klamecki of Momence and his five-year-old granddaughter, Hannah Klamecki of Villa Park, were last seen on the river about 7 pm Wednesday.
- Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson suspects a drug overdose in the death of an 18-yr-old Hoopeston man. JUohn Morgenroth was found unresponsive in his home Wednesday morning. Another Hoopeston resident, 20-yr-old Thomas Dalton, is facing a preliminary charge of Drug Induced Homicide and Delivery of a Controlled Substance.
- Fairbury is celebrating its Sesquicentennial this weekend. Several activities and events are part of the three-day fun in Livingston County.
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