An early-morning fire in Sheldon today (Wednesday) destroyed a huge structure. Firemen were called at 12:43 am to 7th and Concord where first-responders found flames shooting from the roof and the front of the house. No injury...
The body of a missing Watseka man was found today (Monday) near Lafayette, Indiana. 59-year-old Donald Becker was found deceased in Tippecanoe County, according to Watseka Police.
Becker had been missing since last Tuesday...
Both southbound lanes of Interstate 65 are closed in Jasper County due to a crash.
Indiana State Police report the wreck involves a semi that rolled over on I-65 South, blocking both traffic lanes.
Authorities say both southbound...
The Kankakee County chapter of the NAACP Political Action Committee will host a candidates forum Tuesday. The 5:30 pm event is at Kankakee Public Library.
The public is welcome to hear the Kankakee Democratic mayoral...
Community leaders are bothered by Ku Klux Klan materials appearing in several area towns, including Iroquois County.
City/village elected officials are quick to report “it’s unwanted advertisement for the KKK.”
Small plastic bags...
Three individuals are suspected of trafficking illegal drugs from Texas, through Will County. The Will County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests. All three men have been charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled...
A missing person report has the Watseka Police Department and the Becker family asking for the public’s help in locating 59-year-old Donald E. Becker.
He was last seen at 9 am Tuesday, about three miles south of Watseka. Don...
The Vermilion County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim found Thursday in a residence where fire broke out earlier that day. 75-yerar-old David Singleton was identified. He lived at the residence at 300 Park Street in...
Ernest Brookshaw was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for forging a check from a Kankakee church.
The 46-year-old Brookshaw forged the check from Pentecostal Powerhouse Church in 2014.
Brookshaw also is facing...
Officials in Vermilion County are investigating a Thursday fire that killed one person in a group home arranged for veterans. There’s been no word on a cause for the fire that was first reported about 11:45 am, according to...
