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                    Fair with Grain Bin Rescue Tube Demonstration August 18, 2015. In honor of Agriculture Day at the Illinois State...

Area war veterans will be escorted to Washington, D.C. next week, courtesy of the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. Veterans from Ashkum, Gibson City, Kempton, Rankin, and Rantoul will be onboard the honor flight to the nation's...

Four jurors were seated Monday in Iroquois County for the murder trial of Andrew Condon.  The rural Ashkum man is facing two-counts of murder for the October 2012 shooting death of 27-year-old Jonathan Rubin of...

Parts of Iroquois, Ford and Livingston counties were dealing with excessive runoff following this (Tuesday's) morning's heavy rainfall.  An urban and small stream flood advisory was issued by the National Weather...

Iroquois County road 1200 N, northeast of Woodworth, is closed to traffic beginning today (Monday 8/17). The bridge on 1200 N. between 1500 E in Crescent Township and 1600 E in Ash Grove Township will remain closed for the next...

Summer vacation has come to an end and as students head back to the classrooms, area law enforcement officials are emphasizing safety. The motoring public is reminded to slow it down and be extra cautious in and near school...

A 53-year-old Mississippi woman was killed and two others injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 in northern Champaign County. Laurie I. Chandler of Corinth, Miss., was pronounced dead at the scene...

One person is dead from a single-vehicle crash in White County, Indian Saturday night. Sheriff's Police said it happened along a detour on U.S. 231 near County Road 850 West. The driver, 26-year-old Wilson Usedo of Lafayette...

A Friday afternoon crash in White County, Indiana killed 57-year-old Martha Leitzow of Monon. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of U.S. 24 and County Road 300 East for a two-vehicle crash around 4 pm. The crash...

Indiana state highway officials now say it will be at least one month before Interstate 65 North is reopened over the Wildcat Creek. Engineers and other experts report they have identified the solution is to install...