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Two people are dead and four others injured after a head-on crash in Wilmington (Tuesday) night. State Police say it happened just before 10 pm on southbound I-55 near Lorenzo Road. It was a wrong-way interstate driver who...

28-year-old Amber Dunlap of Pontiac was charged by Fairbury Police with Traveling to Meet a Minor and Indecent Solicitation of a Child.  It's another police sting by Fairbury Police to catch up with those people talking with...

The Union Pacific Railroad is closing the Route 1/17 crossing at Grant Park today (Tuesday).  A four-day project will involve maintenance.  The Illinois Department of Transportation had planned the work .  A posted...

                                   The Indiana State Police Lowell District and other agencies across Indiana will participate in the...

The City of Watseka joins all of Iroquois County issuing a county-wide burn ban -- until further notice.  Extremely dry conditions has fire officials advising against any burning until rains improve the conditions.  The...

4-H activities are on today's (Monday) agenda at the 2023 Ford County Fair at Melvin.  Several 4-H events feature the youth projects. The fair runs through July 1.  The traditional event has been bringing entertainment...

The City of Gilman has a boil order in place for the 100-block of N. Central Street.  Work crews are making repairs to a water line.  The boil order is until further notice, according to E.R.H. Enterprises. 94.1 WGFA
Bomb threats in Watseka (Friday) alerted local law enforcement. Businesses at a handful of locations reported being notified … the alerts were automated calls. Watseka Police and Iroquois County Sheriff’s deputies responded to...

A head-on colission north of Watseka June 16 has taken the life of a second victim.  26-year-old Jordan Depoister of Martinton died at an Indianapolis hospital Wednesday.  The Marion County (IN) Coroner's office...

32-year-old Jordan David-Ervin was jailed in Vermilion County after fleeing from Hoopeston officers Thursday.  Police attempted a stop in the 700-block of N. Market Street for a traffic violation.  The vehicle fled when...