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The arrest of a 18-yr-old in Paxton stems from an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl during the summer months. And then, several retaliatory fights led to charges against seven other juveniles. Today, a police presence...

A 19-yr-old Bourbonnais woman has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery after a fight with her boyfriend. Kenya Brown was arrested for allegedly cutting a man with a knife (Tuesday). The incident...

An overnight head-on collision in Kankakee County left two people dead.  Illinois State Police and the Coroner investigated on Route 17 near Bonfield.  A Bourbonnais man and a Kankakee man died in the accident just...

A blood drive in Manteno today (Wednesday) welcomes donors from 2 - 6 pm.  The event is at the United Methodist Church at 255 W. 2nd Street in Manteno.   Another blood drive in Kankakee County Thursday, September...

Two residents were displaced in an early-morning fire (Wednesday) in Kankakee.  It was an attic space fire at 308 N. Hunter Drive.  Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said no one was injured, but two people living there...

Positive results involving a four-year-old who went missing in Iroquois Township in Newton County, IN. Sheriff’s Police report the child was lost in a corn field. Several emergency responders stepped up in an organized search...

The Illinois State Police have announced troopers will be conducting several Roadside Safety Checks, Alcohol countermeasure, nighttime enforcement and occupant restraint patrols. The safety programs will be held throughout...

A 22 year old Danville woman killed in a rollover traffic crash in Iroquois County is now identified as Raquiyah Hoskins. Coroner Bill Cheatum said her southbound Jeep left the road and hit a guardrail before rolling several...

The Farm Progress Show returned to Illinois today (Tuesday).  The curtain was raised this morning in Decatur.  There's acres of farm machinery and related displays spread over several acres in Macon County. 94.1 WGFA...

Iroquois County Public Health Department officials are reporting 130 new confirmed cases of coronavirus.  The new number is since the last update August 23rd.  The Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in...