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More than a half-dozen mayors in Kankakee County are throwing their support behind a referendum question next week to form an executive form of county government. Spokesperson Tim Nugent, the mayor Manteno, says "it makes that...

The Dwight Police Department has closed the case involving the investigation of the double-murders of Kelli and Donna Denker. The mother-daughter homicide case this past summer rocked the Livingston County community. Police...

Iroquois County: Beaverville: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 31 Buckley — 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Chebanse: 5-7:30 p.m., Oct. 31 Cissna Park — 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Clifton, 5-7 p.m., Oct. 31 Crescent City 5-7 pm Gilman, 4-7 p.m., Oct. 31 Loda —...

REYNOLDS, Ind. —Fourteen people onboard an Amtrak train were injured today (Tues) when the train traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago collided with a semitrailer that crossed into its path. White County, Indiana Sheriff Pat...

The KCC campus is closed this (Tuesday) morning due to a utility outage. Work crews are on the job repairing an electrical problem. The main campus will be closed until Noon. The South Extension Center (The Harold & Jean...

A Sunday afternoon motorcycle crash in Ford County killed a Paxton man. 58-year-old Jeffrey Wilson suffered blunt force trauma when his southbound cycle ran off Route 45 at County Road 550 N., according to Sheriff's Police...

The Kentland Municipal Airport has a brand new runway, thanks to a $2-million grant. The Newton County, IN airport was originally built with a 3,500-foot runway. Officials decided to extend it to 4,000 feet, which will...

Two weekend shootings in Kankakee County; two men shot to death in separate incidents. A shooting early Saturday at a tavern on Route 114 left a St. Anne man dead. 24-year-old Tashon Jones died at the hospital. Details about the...

A single-vehicle crash on River Road Saturday night killed 64-year-old Brian Osterhoff. He died of injuries after losing control of his Corvette. The crash happened at 5950 S. River Road. The car struck a tree. Brian Osterhoff...

            Area football teams, fans stepping up to help High school football games will have an added flavor of caring and sportsmanship tonight (Fri). The area's teams...