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Road crews in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana are bracing for the first significant snowfall of the season. Area from Chicago to Rockford could see two inches or a little more. LaPorte and St. Joseph counties, in...

The Watseka Post Office is delivering Early in the Morning, Later in the Evening, and Seven Days a Week during the holidays.  The extra load during the holidasy finds the extra effort to make sure cards and packages get...

Pontiac Township High School science teacher Paul Ritter is asking for help, again. He’s reached out before, contacting WGFA Radio, to ask listeners for help in locating a research weather balloon gone off course and maybe lost...

Annual dinner salutes business award winners... Six members of the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce were formally recognized Wednesday evening at the annual dinner held at the Hilton Garden Inn & Riverstone Conference...

Four Watseka area residents face drug charges after the U.S. government became involved in a drug investigation. A search warrant issued Wednesday resulted in the arrests of the four suspects and more arrests are likely...

The best gifts can’t be bought in a store. The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give more life by giving blood this December. Make an appointment to give blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App...

-- Animal Control harassment & mistreatment allegations stir controversy -- Iroquois County has a knack of making news in the most-negative way. And so many others are watching the drama continue. WGFA News has received...

Tippecanoe County--The names of the deceased from the five vehicle crash have been identified as Marvin L. Rea, 49 of Gary, IN the driver and Kelli Nicole Bradley, 34 also from Gary the passenger. They were in a car crushed...

State Senator Jason Barickman says he is ready to support legal, recreational marijuana if the law is written correctly. That means only selling to adults, making sure to protect people's other rights, and making sure the...

The Watseka Park District is hosting a food drive today (Wed) to replenish the Martinton Food Pantry, hit by thieves last week. The park district is teaming up with Iroquois Federal to collect non-perishable food items.  The...