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A significant car collision on an Illinois interstate caused multiple deaths and over 70 cars damaged after a dust storm blinded drivers Monday.  The crash happened Monday morning on a 2-mile stretch of Interstate 55 near...

A rural residential structure fire north-west of Dwight (Friday) sent three people to Morris Community Hospital.  Minor injuries were reported to tyhe three victims.  Dwight Fire and EMS responded around 1:30 in the...

Indiana U.S. Senator Todd Young has re-introduced a bill that could help forecast tornados and other dangerous storms. The Tornado Act would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, to change...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging the public to get educated about how to protect themselves from Lyme disease at the start of National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said the most...

Derek Crouse offers in-home dog training that’s straight-forward and effective. Customers say “ there’s positive results within just a couple of training sessions.” Derek’s approach to training makes you a better handler. Crouse...

Iroquois Memorial Hospital's Mallory Redeker is this year's Staff Achievement Award winner, as announced by the Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce.  Ms. Redeker directs the Hospice Program at IMH.  The Hospice service...

                                               Frost Advisory issued until  Wednesday (April 26) at 8...

The March 2022 traffic crash in Kankakee County that claimed the life of Karen Sutfin of Watseka is sending the Kankakere man responsible to prison. Javon Frazier was sentenced to 20 years for Aggravated Driving Under the...

                      Minnesota-Based Retailer Expands Footprint to 80 Locations by Investing in 22 Midwestern Communities April 24, 2023, Marshall, MN — Runnings, a...

Iroquois Memorial Hospital’s South Emergency Department/Prompt Care entrance on East Fairman Avenue is closed for construction. The construction work begins today (Monday 4/24). Starting this day, visitors should use the North...