There were some contested races Tuesday in Northwest Indiana. Our Mike Ruble has the results

About fifty percent of registered voters in Kankakee County turned out for yesterday's general election. The highly contested referendum to abolish the Bourbonnais Township Road District was not passed with roughly sixty percent of voters saying no. The Bourbonnais Public Library District funding Referendum failed to p...

The lone contested county-wide race last night wat that for Kankakee County Clerk, where incumbent Dan Hendrickson faced off against challenger Brian Vaughn. Once the final numbers were in Hendrickson thanked the voters of Kankakee County Hendrickson took some 58 percent of yesterday's votes.

Among the items on Tuesday's ballot was a referendum that would have eliminated the Bourbonnais Township Road District. The referendum was defeated with some 60 percent of Bourbonnais Township voters saying no. After votes were tallied, Township Highway Commissioner Jason Diaz told us that for him, it would be business...

Once Upon a Farm is recalling all flavors of its Tractor Wheels Organic soft-baked bars due to a potential choking hazard. The FDA says the product "forms a dry, sticky mass" when chewed that becomes difficult to dislodge doing "back blows and the Heimlich maneuver." The organic baby food company sa...

It is election day. Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson says polls are open across the county The only contested county-wide office on the ballot today is that of County Clerk where Hendrickson faces off against challenger Brian Vaughn. Voters in Bourbonnais Township are voting today on whether or not to eliminated t...