Local News

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...

Kankakee and Will counties, Illinois’ Region 7 in the Re-Store Illinois program, will return to Phase 4 restrictions beginning at 5 pm today (Friday). Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health issued a...

In Kankakee Circuit Court, a $5-million bond was set for 21-year-old DeJour Turner-Owens. He faces a first-degree murder charge for the shooting death of 26-year-old Marquise Smith of Kankakee. Smith died at Loyola University...

Rantol Police are investigating after human remains were found in a waterway Wednesday. Authorities say the body of a male were discovered in a field near North County Road 1838 E in Champaign County.  Police said the...

Prosecutors in Iroquois County dismissed charges against a Fowler, Indiana woman in an arson case from 2017.  The State's Attorney's Office cited "substantial errors in the Fire Marshall's report" for the motion to dismiss...

The American Red Cross is conducting a local blood drive today (Friday) in Watseka.  The American Legion Post 23 welcomes visitors from 9 am 'til 3 pm.  St. Anne High School hosting a blood drive Saturday 9/18 from 8...