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The NWS reports strong thunderstorms will make Monday morning a bit trying. Early morning storms could redevelop again during the late afternoon. The temp is likely to reach 88 with a heat index near 98. There is a moderate risk...

                   Murder rap dropped against reported-suspect Kankakee Police on Friday announced a murder charge against a homeless man...

A 51-year-old Lake Village, IN woman died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a crash with a semi in Newton County, IN. Tammy Ann Rendant paased away at Riverside Hospital, a day after he pickup truck was hit by an eastbound...

High water is posing a risk so the Illinois Department of Conservation has closed the Kankakee River. Dangerous conditions on the water will restrict boating and other activities until further notice. Flooding warnings remain in...

Iroquois, Ford, and Livingston county unemployment improved in May. And the Bloomington-Normal metro area had the lowest unemployment rate among metro areas in the state during May. The jobless rate for McLean County dropped to...

Area police agencies are gearing up for the July 4th holiday launching their holiday traffic enforcement program. Police departments will be focusing on both drunk and unbuckled drivers. State Police will push the intensified...

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It's been in the works for some seven years, but now, the K4 wind farm appears ready to take off. But the once-talked-about four-county wind farm operation is just two counties now—Kankakee and Iroquois. A 103 wind turbine farm...

MELVIN --  A 17-year-old paxton teen is the new queen of the Ford County Fair. Haley Brokate was crowned Monday night at the fairgrounds.  She was the judges choice over six other contestants. Haley is the daughter of...

The village of Dwight is offering an additional $5,000 reward for information in the June 14 shooting that left two women dead and a man injured. The reward purse is now at $10,000. 60-year-old Donna Denker and her daughter...