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Rantoul Police reported a weekend shooting that wounded a Champaign man and finds five people facing weapons offenses. Police report a search wearrant uncovered three guns at a residence.  Five people were arrested. The...

Two teenagers are dead following a weekend shooting at a mobile home park in Oakwood. The victims are a 19-year-o,d and a 15-year-old, according to Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police. Three juveniles and one adult are in custody...

Area figures are improving again when it comes to COVID positivity. Region 6 numbers Monday were at seven percent. The Iroquois County reading was 6.1%. Region 7 was listed at 8.5%. Ther Kankakee County number was at five...

An un-identified man is dead having been hit by two vehciles on Armour Road in Bradley early Sunday. The Kankakee County Coroner's Office reports the man had no identification on him. He was hit by an eastbound car about 12:30...

A Watseka woman was arrested after hitting another woman with a baseball bat.  The alleged attack happened at a residence on Newell Street Saturday.  24-year-old Heather Brewer is charged with aggravated domestic...

Lottery players have another chance to win big next week since there were no winners of the top prize for both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots in their most recent drawings. The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated...

The Zion Missionary Baptist Church is today’s setting for Kankakee’s Martin Luther King Jr. church service. The 10 am service does not include a Breakfast this year, due to the COVID pandemic. The annual scholarships were handed...

Iroquois County's Glenwood School is among 12 Illinois sites added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.  The school, near Cissna Park, was listed for possessing the qualities typical of one-room...

...Bursts of moderate to Heavy Snow Showers Today.. Scattered snow showers will continue this afternoon. Webcams and radar indicate bursts of heavy snow are occurring under the strongest showers, reducing visibilities to a half...

Community organizations are hosting Martin Luther King Jr. events this weekend.  Leadersw are finding ways to honorf Dr. King despite the pandemic. Some have a day of service Saturday while others are hosting a church...