Ford County Sheriff Mark Doran confirms a 14-hour standoff between police and an armed man in a Paxton house ended just after 7 am today (Friday). The only injury was to the suspect – two self-inflicted wounds that the sheriff...
A standoff in Paxton is now over. The episode, which began Thursday afternoon, came to an end this morning. It all ended within the last hour.
Police reported a man barricaded himself inside a home on Eastview Drive around 4...
Thousands of visitors will make their way to Parke County, Indiana over the next two weeks for the popular Covered Bridge Festival. Officials say, in fact, in excess of one-million people will make their way to see the fall...
The 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Dixie Highway is being recognized Saturday (October 10th). Several special events are planned between 10:30 am and 3 pm.
The Vermilion County Museum Society is hosting the events...
BLOOMINGTON — A jury deliberated just 90 minutes (Thursday) before acquitting former Bloomington police officer Brent VanHoveln of all counts in his forgery and official misconduct trial.
VanHoveln was accused of falsifying more...
Several emergency agencies surrounded a Paxton house late Thursday afternoon, as a man in the house was reportedly armed with a gun and suicidal.
Paxton Police, Ford County Sheriff's Police and Gibson Area Ambulance personal...
A middle school building in the GCMS district was evacuated Thursday after a threatening message was found written on a bathroom wall.
The message, written in pencil, was reported to the principal's office at about 10:20 am...
Fire officials are urging safety while pushing fire prevention education during National Fire Prevention Week. Several area fire departments are taking time to stress education. School children are visiting fire...
A Lowell man died Wednesday in a single-vehicle rollover crash in St. John.
18-year-old Neko Romano was ejected from a pickup truck in the crash about 7 am on U.S. 231. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lake...
The petition filing period is underway for the March 2016 Primary Election in Illinois. And 10 county board seats are up for election in Iroquois County.
Candidates for the county board and precinct committeeman and other...
