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A rural Melvin woman died from injuries received in a two-vehicle crash north of Melvin Wednesday. Ford County Coroner Doug Wallace said 58-year-old Kitty Mullins was pronounced dead at 10:45 am at Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson...

A farming accident Tuesday evening in Iroquois County killed a Gilman farmer. 47-year-old Vaughn Borchers died of injuries he received in the accident. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup reported the victim was pronounced...

A Fed-Ex truck driver was taken to Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka today after a crash on northbound I-57. Illinois State police investigated near Onarga just before 5 am. 56-year-old Paul Williams of Sugar Grove (IL) was...

Three Indiana people are under arrest facing drug charges. Jasper County, Indiana sheriff's police report six-pounds of marijuana was seized with a street value of about $9,000 dollars. Another $3,000 in cash was...

Emergency responders in the Braidwood area Tuesday night, searching for a man reported missing. That man turned up about four laters later, safe and sound. No officials word on what triggered the search. Fire personnel and rescue...

Emergency responders answered a call to a farming accident Tuesday evening. A Gilman-area famer died of injuries suffered in a combining accident. Official details are yet to be released by officials, so the victim's name is not...

Smoke inhalation sent a woman to the hospital Tuesday morning following a mobile home fire in Manteno. Manteno Fire Chief Scott O'Brien reported firefighters had the blaze out within minutes, but the trailer sustained heavy...

A poll of Iroquois County Board members Tuesday indicated it may be time to cut ties with Ford County and dissolve the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department. No decision was made. But it's clear the year-long attempt by some...

A weekend arrest finds a Hoopeston man charged with child pornography. 44-year-old James Lewis was arrested at his home. He's accused of inappropriate touching of a five-year-old girl. The girl's parents filed the complaint...

Kankakee Mayor Nina Epstein is hopeful action by the City Council will stimulate residential construction and improve the tax base. More housing, the mayor says, means lower taxes for all. The City Council Monday passed an...