Governor signs "Missing Persons Identification Act" A new Illinois law will create new guidelines for missing persons investigations. Governor Pritzker signed the Missing Persons Identification Act last week. The bill requires law enforcement to immediately take a report when they are notified of a missing ...

Drought concerns lessen The latest map just released today by the US Drought Monitor shows significant improvement in drought conditions across the area. Today's map puts just over two percent of Kankakee County in the "abnormally dry" category and the rest of the county without any drought concerns at all. T...

Deputies look for suspect in battery case Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking for a suspect after a man said he was assaulted by another man while at a gas station in Pembroke Township. According to reports, it was just before nine yesterday morning when deputies were called by a man who said he'd been at the ...

TX trucker caught with illegal drugs Illinois State Police report the arrest of a Spring Texas truck driver after he was allegedly caught with nearly 40 pounds of cocaine in his truck. In a press release, State Police say troopers stopped the truck driven by 63-year-old Dwayne B. Cook just before 3:30 Saturday morning ...

Two Beecher residents hurt in truck explosion Two people were injured when the 2016 Ford Pickup they were in exploded in rural Beecher Sunday night. Kankakee County Sheriff's Police reports say it was just after 7:30 last night when the pair got into the truck. Reports say they smelled an egg smell inside the cab. Afte...

Documentary planned for Lane Bryant murders A documentary is in the works about the 2008 Lane Bryant murders in Tinley Park. Filmmaker Charlie Minn is putting together a documentary titled "Who Killed These Women: The Tinley Park 5." No arrests have been made after five women were shot and killed inside the...

ISP continues search for alleged Gibson City shooter Authorities are still searching for a man accused of shooting two officers in Ford County over the weekend. State police say officers responded early Saturday to the 100 block of Ash Street in Gibson City on a report of a naked man, identified as David Jordan. Whil...

Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Manteno Police are looking into a burglary that happened last Saturday. With our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski Witlow pointed out Gilman has about 19-hundred residents and the FBI says there should be a police force...

Manhunt continues for Gibson City man Illinois State Police continue the search for the man believed to have been responsible for shooting two police officers and setting fire to a home in Gibson City early Saturday morning. Troopers say officers responded about 2:30 Saturday morning to the 100 block of Ash Street in G...

KAMEG makes drug arrest Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group agents report the arrest of a 39-year-old Kankakee man. In a press release, KAMEG agents say they, along with agents from the Illinois State Police SWAT team, the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force, the Kankakee Police Department and Illinois State Poli...