A former Gibson City man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges in the Ford County Circuit Court May 13th. According to reports, 25 year old Ryan J. Nelson was on probation in DeWitt County for aggravated criminal sexual abuse when suspected child porn was discovered...

It appears nothing was taken when someone broke into the garage at a business on North Hobbie avenue sometime over the weekend. Reports say an employee returned to work Tuesday morning and found someone had damaged the door frame and forced entrance into the detached garage, but the employee said nothing appeared to be...

The Illinois Cycling Association and Triple X racing are in need of volunteers for the State Time Trial this Sunday in Aroma Park. Organizer Jill Rusek says about 5 to 7 more volunteers are needed. You can register to volunteer at this Sunday's Illinois Cycling State Time Trial in Aroma Park at sign up genuis.com

Cucumbers are being recalled in connection to a multistate salmonella outbreak. The CDC and FDA warned last week that cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales had been linked to more than two dozen illnesses across 15 states including Illinois. Related recalls have ...

No one was injured, but traffic was tied up for several hours this morning after a semi crashed on the northbound side of I-57 just north of Route 17 this morning. State Police say it happened about 5:30 this morning when the semi ran off the road, forcing the closure of one of the northbound lanes for several hours wh...

The Illinois Department of Transportation wants you to know that construction on I-57 in Iroquois County begins today. The nearly five mile work zone is from a half-mile north of the Illinois 116 Interchange to 2 miles north of the Clifton Interchange. Workers will mill and resurface the road, including the Clifton Int...

Despite recent rains, drought concerns persist across the area. Data just released today by the US Drought Monitor has all of Kankakee and Will Counties, as well as 85 percent of Iroquois County in the "moderate drought" category. The map has 11 percent of Ford County, five percent of Livingston County and 28...

Kankakee City Police are investigating after a woman said she was attacked while shopping at a business on East Court Street Tuesday evening. Reports say officers were called to the business in the 14-hundred block of East Court just before seven last night and spoke to the victim who said a woman had punched her and s...