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Twenty-year-old Karlie Brianne Drinski of Kentland is the 2013 fair queen in Newton County, Indiana. The daughter of Jeff Drinski and Sharon Lowe was crowned Monday night.  She bested a field of seven contestants at the...

By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she'll seek another term instead of running for Illinois governor next year.    In a Monday statement, the Chicago Democrat said she's...

Doctors are encouraging people to take it easy now that the heat index is reaching triple-digits.  Experts recommend staying out of the sun as much as you can and if you do have to be out, drink lots of water, wear a hat...

Illinois State Police District 21 is reporting the arrest of 34-year-old Lamar V. Lillard of St. Anne for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and 27-year-old Vernon M. Griffith of St. Anne Wanted on a Warrant.    ...

21-year-old Cameron Sifrer of Demotte, Indiana man is jailed in Jasper County, IN after, what detectives say, was a weekend drunken dispute that left another man dead. Sifrer is being held without bond on a charge of murder. ...

River Valley Metro continues to grow to meet the needs of their passengers. On July 8th, Metro kicked off their newest fixed route, Route 12 The North South Connector. The North South Connector will travel from St. Vincent DePaul...

A federal grand jury indicted a Kankakee man this week on two-counts of using interstate commerce facilities in commission of a murder-for-hire plot. 32-year-old Joshua Bisping allegedly attempted to hire an undercover agent to...

A Gibson City man died after crashing his motorcycle in Iroquois County. Illinois State Police report 70 year-old Rodney Cote was driving on Illinois Route One at around 6 am Thursday. His bike left the road, went into the ditch...

Three conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago that says the Illiana Expressway approval process has been flawed and the road shouldn't be built. Lawyers say the Federal Highway Administration should not have...

Livingston County Sheriff marty Meredith is hoping a meeting next week with state officials will kick-start his plan to reopen  a part of the women's prison at Dwight.  The sheriff's plan is to use a portion of the...