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Watseka Polcie investigated a report of a stolen vehicle Friday in the 200-block of S. 4th Street. 24-year-old Tyler Bruens and 24-year-old Cristina Karnet, both of Watseka, were charged with possession of a stollen vehicle and...

Benton County, In sheriff's police say a Goodland, IN man was arrated for criminal recklessness and obstructing traffic after a road rage incident Sunday.  24-year-old Austin Nelson operated a pickup truck recklessly causing...

An assistant baseball coach in suburban Beecher is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Authorities say Micheal Takacs made inappropriate contact with the victim on two occasions before sexually assaulting her on April...

Military announcements (Monday) from the National Guard. Members of the Guard, including those based at the Greater Kankakee Airport, are being deployed to Afghanistan. (Kankakee-based Company C, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry...

The Indiana State Police along with Troopers from Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania will be conducting state-wide patrols targeting violations of the “Move Over” laws in each of those states beginning...

The Iroquois County Fairgrounds will serve as the funeral setting for long-time Fair Board president Marvin Perzee of Ashkum. He died last Wednesday morning, the day this year’s fair opened for its 2019 run. Perzee served as Fair...

The excessive Heat Warning gripping the area this past week has finally loosened. Relief arrived about mid-day Sunday with a thunderstorm that dumped in excess of two-inches of rain in some parts of east-central Illinois. The...

The top performers competed for the WGFA Belt Buckle and the braggin' rights as Showman of Showman at the Iroquois County Fair Sunday. For a second consectutive year, Cy Cook earns the top honor.  Cy is a Danforth Blue...

Winners of the Iroquois County Talent Show Future Stars Lillian & Clara Neukomm Junior Division > 1st: Elite Energy Lily Anderson, London Clark, Marisa Clark, Aaron Greene, Annika Greene, Vanysah Hickman, Addie Kingdon, ...

Excessive Heat Warning issued today (July 19) and contnues thru Saturday (July 20) at 7 pm  ...DANGEROUS HEAT THROUGH SATURDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ SATURDAY... * HIGH...