HERE’S SOME OF THE TOP STORIES MAKING NEWS ON WGFA RADIO ON THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 19th > A Ford County man gets a 73-year prison term for shooting his estranged wife, boyfriend….. Questions remain in last week’s shootings of an Oswego family….. IMH upgrading testing equipment…… Storms ravage northern Illinois and sections of Indiana….
T-Storms are still likely this morning with a high at 83. Clearing skies later with winds at 10-15 mph.
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In Paxton, a Ford County man has been sentenced to 73 years in prison for shooting his estranged wife and killing her boyfriend in 2002. 44-year-old David Hari–a former Paxton resident–was given 48 years for his first-degree murder conviction and another 25 years for attempted murder. Monday’s sentence was identical to the one imposed after Hari’s initial conviction in 2003. The judge also denied a motion by Hari for a new trial. A jury earlier found Hari guilty of shooting his thyen-wife–Lisa Hari–and Jeffery Thomas. Thomas died three days later. Lisa Hari survived despite suffering three gunshot wounds.
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Still a lot of unanswered questions in last week’s fatal shootings of an Oswego family. Kimberly Vaughn and her three children were shot to death Thursday as they sat in their family’s SUV near Channahon. 32-yr-old Christopher Vaughn maintains his wife pulled the trigger on each of the murders and left him wounded.
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The Bourbonnais Freedom Festival kicks off Wednesday. Several events are planned thru next weekend.
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Iroquois Memorial Hospital is upgrading equipment. The facility’s CT Scanner is being upgraded from a 10-slice to a 64-slice imaging unit. New diagnostic exams will be available once the equipment is operational.
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The National Weather Service issued severe T-storm Warnings Monday for northern Kankakee County, much of Will County and sections of Northwest Indiana. Brief, but furious heavy rains pounded isolated areas. Very heavy rain and hail also hit the Beaverville, Papineau and St. Anne areas during the Noon Hour. Crown Point, Merillville and Scherville in Indiana also reported damage from straight-line winds and heavy rain and lightning.
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