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A police pursuit in Fairbury resulted in a man eventually turning himself in to authorities. The suspect wasn’t identified after an incident at a local gas station Saturday night. Fairbury Police answered a call to the Circle K...

The Sheldon teenager found dead inside a Sheldon man’s home Monday is identified now as 17-year-old Adara Bunn. Her body was found in the home occupied by 49-year-old Arthur Jensen. Jensen is charged with 2-counts of first-degree...

Illinois has an agriculture disaster. The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared an agriculture disaster for all 102 counties of the state. The designation means the state will get resources for farmers affected by flooding...

The Sheldon teenager found dead inside a Sheldon man’s home Monday is identified now as 17-year-old Adara (Uh-dar-uh) Bunn. Her body was found in the home occupied by 49-year-old Arthur Jensen. Jensen is charged with 2-counts of...

Tradition continues in Momence where a new queen and princess were crowned last evening to get the 2019 Gladiolus Festival underway. Sixteen-year-old Dixie Duncan was crowned queen. She’s the daughter of Doug and Stacy Duncan of...

Three Chicago men were arrested for passing counterfeit money at businesses in Dwight and Pontiac. 27-year-old Jerome Mims, 21-year-old Raheem Johnson, and 25-year-old Gregory Guy have been charged with forgery. All three were...

Two bats have tested positive for rabies in the past week in Kankakee County. Bats that carry rabies may be found anywhere in Kankakee County. Sixteen bats have tested positive for rabies in Illinois so far this year, and a total...

In Iroquois County Court (Tuesday) --- bond was set at $1-million for 49-year-old Arthur Jensen of Sheldon. He’s charged with the strangulation death of a 17-year-old girl. The victim, only identified as A.B., was found inside...

A barn filled with hay became engulfed in flames Monday night, destroying the structure and damaging two neighboring garages. No injuries were reported. Nearly a dozen fire departments answered the call to 14,500 N and 10,00 E...

A two-vehicle accident early Tuesday afternoon took the life of a 19-year-old woman. The victim is not identified as Illinois State Police investigate. It happened just before 12:30 pm east of Danville along the Indiana border....