Local News

Hoopeston Police and the Vermilion County Coroner's Office are investigating a fatal pedestrian vs train accident.  Coroner Jane McFadden says a Hoopeston woman was killed.  She was identified as 49-year-old Jodi...

Fire personnel from Goodland, Kentland, Brook and Remington answered a call Sunday night to the Goodland Grain Company.  Firemen were able to contain the flames and limit damage.  An overheated belt carrying grain up...

A 17-year-old shot to death in Kankakee Sunday night has been identified. The Kankakee County Coroner’s office investigated the homicide along with city police. The victim was Paso Torres Davier. He was a recent newcomer to...

This is Farm Safety & Health Week. Many farm operations will see harvest activity really pick up. That leads to more farm traffic on roadways, longer hours for farm operations, and good reason for all of us (non-farm and...

A traffic crash at Route 17 and Lowe Road east of Kankakee Saturday afternoon took the life of a 75-year-old Bourbonnais woman. The Kankakee County Coroner’s office says it was just after one Saturday afternoon when the car in...

Two fires alerted area fire departments.  Fire departments from several communities responded to a fire call at the Looney Bin on North Schuyler Avenue this (Mon) morning. Smoke was observed coming from the building and the...

A 31-year-old Chicago man was jailed in Iroquois County when he was arrested by Milfod Police (Thursday).  Paul Love faces weapons offenses.  Police arrested Love on an Iroquois County warrant for failing to appear for...

Kankakee city police and the Kankakee County Coroner's Office are investigating a Sunday night shooting.  A 17-year-old boy is dead.  Police report the victim was sitting in a vehicle while parked on S. Nelson Avenue...

Three people are dead after a plan crash Sunday in Kokomo, IN.  A plan was found on fire in a field near the Glendale Airport about 11:30 am.  One person did survive the crash.  The FAA investigation shows the...

A 34-year-old Oklahoma man is dead following A weekend crash in Warren County, Indiana leaves an Oklahoma man dead.  The unidentifed 34-year-old was northbound on U.S. Highway 41 when he ran off the road near...