Motorists were cited for equipment violations and three arrests resulted during a safety compliance check in Watseka Friday evening.
Eleven traffic stops were made by officers. Watseka Police, in cooperation with the Gibson City...
Hayden Berenda is the Supreme Showman at this year’s Newton County Fair. Hayden received the WGFA Belt Buckle award (Friday).
The WGFA Belt Buckle was presented by WGFA National Farm Broadcaster John Gooding AND local sponsor...
31-year-old Chad Walwer of Watseka will stand trial (Monday) for a burglary earlier this year at the Watseka Wal-Mart. Walwer is charged with burglary and retail theft.
Police investigated three separate incidents at the store...
An Iroquois County jury (Wednesday) returned guilty verdicts of reckless homicide and reckless driving against 20-year-old Dakota Papineau of Watseka.
He’s looking at a sentence ranging from probation to five years. Judge James...
Bourbonnais Police report the body of a man was discovered Wednesday morning outside a business. The identity of the man was announced as 64-year-old Eldon White of Sheldon.
He was found in the 300-block of Main Street...
Closing arguments are due shortly in the Iroquois County trial of a Watseka man facing charges for a traffic crash that left another man dead and injured the victim’s grandson.
20-year-old Dakota Papineau is standing trial for...
A 2014 traffic death in Iroquois County finds a Watseka man standing trial this week. 20-year-old Dakota Papineau is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving. A crash west of Watseka killed David...
Kankakee County is officially on record as opposing the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad. The County Board (Tuesday) gave its OK, approving a letter be sent to the Transportation Service Board stating opposing the project that...
The new school construction project is moving right along at Milford. The MAPS #124 district reports work, so far, is ahead of schedule. Weather permitting, completion is looking like August of 2017.
The storm sewer has...
The Sugar Creek Opera is back again in Iroquois County this weekend. The opera professionals present 'The Grapes of Wrath' at the Central High School Auditorium at Clifton. Tickets are available at the Harold &...
