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By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD - State agriculture officials say wet, cold weather has kept Illinois farmers out of their fields this spring. Only 1 percent of the corn crop has been planted. The Illinois Department of...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ind.– Indiana State Police confirm a multiple-vehicle crash has closed Interstate 65 in both the north and and southbound directions at the Roselawn exit in Newton County. It happened just before 1 am. Crews are...

JASPER COUNTY, Ind. – Indiana State Police are asking drivers to avoid Interstate 65 in Jasper County because of a crash involving nitric acid. As of 11:30 p.m. Monday, troopers were asking drivers to avoid the north and...

Danville Community College is hosting a Career Connections Job Fair Wednesday. The 2014 event is April 16 from 9 am to 1 pm in the Mary Miller Gymnasium. The public is invited to meet area employers who are recruiting for...

Kankakee Police are investigating a fight outside a Kankakee tavern that's left a man with serious head injuries. The early-Saturday morning brawl happened at the City Tavern in Kankakee. Aaron McLain of Bourbonnais is in...

A one-million dollar bond was set Friday in Kankakee for 15-year-old Omar Keys. The Kankakee teen was charged as an adult for first-degree murder in a carjacking incident that left his alleged accomplice dead. 18-year-old Cleophus...

A domestic disturbance report in Donovan led to the discovery of a 32-year-old man found dead Thursday evening. Iroquois County Sheriff's police responded to a reported domestic disturbance at 504 E. 2nd Street. There, police...

A Lafayette, IN jailed on weapons charges in Vermilion County is considered a suspect in a fatal shooting in Hoopeston last month. But further details are being withheld by authorities. 44-year-old Carlos Suarez is labeled a...

Yesterday (Thursday) was a political experience for a handful of Watseka High School students. Five students were in Springfield serving as honorary pages in the Illinois House and Senate. The students were guests of...

"It's a great day in Bat and Bearcat land." That note from Superintendent Dale Hastings really says it all. Thursday night, Milford officially formed its new school district – voters having approved the consolidation of Milford...