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One person was killed after a car collides with a semi in White County, Indiana Tuesday. The victim hasn't been identified. Sheriff's Police report it happened around 5:45 pm at State Road 18 and Springboro Road. Investigators...

A field fire claimed the life of a rural Fowler man Tuesday. The victim has not been identified as the family is yet to be notified. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says the 61-year-old farmer died from smoke inhalation. He...

Michael Van Mill, President/CEO of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, has been awarded recertification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) effective October 1, 2015. Van Mill first achieved the...

The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) voted to forward the forensic audit of computers from the former Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department to the State's Attorney for review. Iroquois County State's Attorney Jim Devine tells...

Bunge Foods in Bradley has spelled out its plan to lay-off employees. The company announced earlier it was closing the Route 50 plant. At least 140 employee lay-offs are likely to begin November 23rd. Mayor Bruce Adams said this...

The National Weather Service reports parts of east-central Illinois is likely to experience its first frost this week. Colder air will move into the area late this week behind a weak cold front expected to move through the area...

White County, Indiana Sheriff's Police say a woman has died from her injuries and a child was still listed in critical condition Monday following a crash Sunday evening. 48-year-old Deborah Barkas of Monticello and a female...

Township Road 1950 E...just north of the Iroquois River Bridge on the north edge of Watseka...will be closed this week while the Illinois Route 1 bridge work continues. Township Road 1950 E is WGFA Radio Road. The closure daily...

Ford County Sheriff Mark Doran confirms a 14-hour standoff between police and an armed man in a Paxton house ended just after 7 am today (Friday). The only injury was to the suspect – two self-inflicted wounds that the sheriff...

A standoff in Paxton is now over. The episode, which began Thursday afternoon, came to an end this morning. It all ended within the last hour. Police reported a man barricaded himself inside a home on Eastview Drive around 4...