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A weapons charge was filed against a Watseka man after a traffic stop Monday night.  29-year-old Stephen Mowrey fac es traffic violations for Operating a Vehicle with a Suspended Registration, Driving While his License was...

Indiana voters are heading to the polls today.  Voters can cast ballots from 6a 'til 6p. The field of candidates will be narrowed for the General Election in November. The primary includes races for Congress, both Senate...

Reaction from Illinois lawmakers is pouring in following an apparent leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests a majority of justices support overturning a 1973 precedent that legalized abortion nationwide...

Republican Sixteenth District Congressman Adam Kinzinger is proposing a joint resolution that authorizes the use of the military in Ukraine if Russia uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. Kinzinger says in a statement...

Four tornadoes touched down in Illinois Saturday afternoon as two storm systems moved through the region, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. No one was hurt. One EF-0 tornado touched down in Oak Brook in DuPage...

A meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2022 showed little or no interest in future chamber activities, so the board of directors voted to dissolve the Kentland Chamber.  All members of the Chamber were invited to discuss the...

With many families poised for spring and summer travel, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is helping get travelers ready for hurricane season by highlighting National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 1-7, 2022. “Our...

That loud boom heard by people in Kankakee County Wednesday was the result of “an engineered blast” at the Vulcan Quarry in Lehigh. Lehigh is some 16 miles west of Kankakee. Several calls questioning the loud boom were directed...

The Watseka Junior High School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Illinois State Science Olympiad virtual competition on Saturday, April 23 The team earned state medals in five events enroute to a 6th place finish as a team...

The Watseka Junior High School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Illinois State Science Olympiad virtual competition on Saturday, April 23 The team earned state medals in five events enroute to a 6th place finish as a team...