Newton County Sheriff’s Police always welcome input from the public. Now, a new program finds Sheriff Tom VanVleet initiating a new tool to keep lines of communication open.
The sheriff says over the last couple years his...
A group of “Yellow Ribbon” flight veterans returned home from Washington, D.C. Monday evening after a one-day trip to see military war memorials in the nation’s capital.
It was Greater Lafayette’s 17th Honor Flight. The “Yellow...
Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe reports three teenagers are under arrest, all believed to be responsible for an August shooting that injured two juveniles. The gunfire erupted in the 300-block of N. Rosewood...
A pickup driver from Porter, Indiana is dead after his truck slammed into a semi tractor-trailer on I-65 in White County. Indiana State Police closed the northbound lanes to investigate. It happened Monday evening south of the...
Iroquois County -The Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD) has released the 2017 flu clinic schedule. Walk-in clinics are also added this year at the health department Monday thru Friday 9 am ‘til Noon and 1 – 4 pm...
The Indiana Department of Transportation will start work on the Swisher Road bridge over the northbound lanes of I-65, beginning today (Monday 9/18).
The work detail is just north of the State Road 25 exit. INDOT will close one...
A traffic stop for speeding on I-57 (Saturday) resulted in a drunk driving arrest. 47-year-old Shanna McGuire of Champaign showed signs of impairment during the stop in Iroquois County. McGuire was also arrested for Driving Under...
31-year-old Bradley David of Wellington faces felony charges in Vermilion County. He was arrested by Hoopeston Police for several criminal damage to property incidents reported last week. The arrest was made Saturday after David...
A trained-negotiator helped police in Livingston County fuse a hostage situation in Pontiac Friday. A man and woman were holed up in an apartment for several hours before the matter was resolved. Both the man and woman were in...
The former Kankakee resident, arrested in the Monday robbery of the BrickStone Brewery & Restaurant in Bourbonnais, is facing federal charges and could be looking at 25 years in prison. Michael Cobbs Jr. of Champaign is in...
