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The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive Wednesday, July 5, at the First United Methodist Church on S. 4th Street. Watseka. Wednesday’s event will run from 12 Noon ‘til 5 pm. Walk ins are welcome. 94.1 WGFA
Three Momence men are identified as the victims of a triple fatality in Newton County Friday morning. Newton County, IN sheriff’s police continue to investigate the crash which took the lives of 44-year-old Jeffery Markel...

A Chebanse teen charged with leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident will serve probation until he’s 21. The now 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty in Kankakee Court for the May 2016 incident which left 36-year-old Aaron...

University Park Police are seeking information concerning the shooting death of a Kankakee man in what authorities are calling an online sale that went bad. 31-year-old Kevin Jarrett died of a gunshot wound after he was...

Three people are dead following a two-vehicle collision early today (Friday) in Indiana. It happened on State Road 10, west of U.S. 41. Indiana State Police and sheriff’s police were at the scene at about 2:15 am. An eastbound...

The extended Fourth of July weekend is expected to be one of the busiest periods of the year on Illinois' tollway with nearly 8 million vehicles on the system. The Illinois Tollway says in a Wednesday statement that the heaviest...

House Bill 1811 co-sponsored by State Representative Chad Hays to make sure funding continues for 9-1-1 centers is on its way to the governor. Hays is hopeful the votes will be there as he explained what the bill is all...

Authorities say an Illinois State Police trooper has died and his canine partner was injured following a crash involving a semi-truck along Interstate 74. 37-year-old Ryan Albin died after being injured in the Wednesday...

Tickets will be available in advance at the gate for Friday’s Easton Corbin and Walker McGuire Concert at the Ford County Fair. It’s a 7:30 pm performance at the Melvin Fairgrounds. Advance tickets are $20. They’re $25 at the...

The popular Tractor Pull at the grandstand is scheduled for 6 pm this evening. The Children’s Tractor Pull is also at 6 o’clock at the Dance Building Carnival Rides open at 6 pm and 4-H events include the Open Beef Show and Jr...