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Grain tour aims to increase foreign sales for the Illinois agriculture industry and reinforce the state’s commitment to exporting Illinois grain Beginning Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will host more...

The 2019 Farm Progress Show is off to a busy start.  John Gooding offers 'live' reports from Decatur on 94.1 WGFA.  Traffic Reminder: Farm Progress Show  >  Illinois Route 48 from Interstate 72 to Mound...

A Morocco, Indiana man was killed and his wife injured (Saturday) in a two-vehicle collision in Newton County, IN. Sheriff’s Police investigated 3 miles northeast of Morocco at County Road 200 and 100 E. 45-year-old Wayne Day was...

Red Cross and Sport Clips Haircuts partner to raise awareness of childhood cancers, offer free haircut coupon to donors in September September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Red Cross encourages eligible...

For the second month in a row unemployment rates are up across East Central Illinois. The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show Iroquois County at 3.7% in July and Ford County at 4.4%. Iroquois...

A 38-year-old Watseka man was jailed after an arrest by Iroquois County sheriff's police.  38-year-old Jose Gomez is charged with possession of a controlled substance.  24-year-old Travis Morris of St. Anne was...

40-year-old Donald Jessie Jr. of Milford was jailed in Watseka after an arrest Tuesday in Iroquois County.  Milford Police charged Jessie with aggravateddomestic battery, aggravated battery to a police officer, threatening...

A traffic stop on I-55 near Pontiac Thursday morning results in the arrest of a woman found with 38 pounds of marijuana. Illinois State Police report 45-year-old Anita Williams of Peoria was jailed in Livingston County. During a...

Political hopefuls should note the first day for candidates of established political parties to begin circulating their nominating petitions for the March 17, 2020 primary election is Tuesday, September 3. Necessary paperwork...

"Harvest Brigade" is this year's theme for the Half-Century of Progress at the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul.  The event begins today (Thursday) and runs thru the weekend in Champaign County. A WGFA broadcast on...