It’s one of Illiana’s largest tourist attractions. The Covered Bridge Festival – in Parke County, Indiana. And it’s getting underway today (Friday).
The kick-off of the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival finds organizers...
26-year-old Nicholas Vega of Medaryville, IN was killed in a a crash (Wednesday) near DeMotte, IN. Vega was a passenger in a car that ran out of control while entering a rest area along I-65.
State Police said a 25-year-old Crown...
Two Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies had to be treated at a hospital after inhaling heroin during a traffic stop. The deputies were decontaminated at the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.
The deputies pulled over...
The Jasper County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest of a Demotte man for possession of cocaine. The arrest comes after an investigation of 53-year-old Ted Poxon receiving narcotics in the mail.
A report of a...
A former Newton County banker has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
46-year-old Mark Warne of Brook devised a scheme to defraud Community State Bank. Court records show he was serving as bank...
The River Valley Metro bus system and other downstate transit systems are on the verge of filing a lawsuit against the Illinois Comptroller for monies owed.
Illinois owes the Metro bus system $3.7 million. And if it’s not paid...
A two-vehicloe colission in the Danforth area seriously injured two men in Iroquois County. One of the driver was arrested for drunk driving. Both men were hospitalized in Kankakee.
Sheriff's Police report...
A single-vehicle crash west of Hoopeston early Tuesday claimed the life of a Rankin man. 41-year-old William Rossolille was pronounced dead at the scene after he was ejected from his auto, according to Vermilion County Coroner...
The Vermilion County Board has placed its proposed $37.3 million dollar budget on public display. The budget proposes spending $13.1 million dollars in the General Fund, but, again, holds the line on taxes.
The proposed new...
There’s black ink in the fiscal year ‘17 budget in Iroquois County. The surplus is just $642 dollars, but after weeks and even months of shuffling numbers the budget is balanced.
The County Board gave its tentative OK Tuesday...
