Local Headlines

Trial delayed for man accused of kidnapping and killing U of I scholar

March 1, 2019 Local Headlines

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial of the man accused of kidnapping and killing a U... Read More

LaSalle County’s Naloxone Program saves over 50 lives

March 1, 2019 Local Headlines

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Naloxone Program saved 52 lives in 2018. According to the prog... Read More

Off-Track-Betting venue coming to Ottawa

March 1, 2019 Local Headlines

OTTAWA – Ottawa will be home to Hawthorne’s latest off-track betting sports bar... Read More

Rock Falls man charged with possession of child pornography

March 1, 2019 Local Headlines

ROCK FALLS – A Rock Falls man has been charged with possession of child pornography Thursda... Read More

Ottawa River Rescue Squad’s new station will break ground this Spring

February 28, 2019 Local Headlines

OTTAWA – The Ottawa River Rescue Squad released official drawings of the their new station tha... Read More

State Rep. Lance Yednock sponsors legislation for 5-year hunting, fishing and sportsman license

February 28, 2019 Local Headlines

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is sponsoring legislation that would suppo... Read More

Over 12 pounds of purported cocaine found after traffic stop in Mclean County

February 28, 2019 Local Headlines

CARLOCK – For t... Read More

House passes bill to lengthen gun sale background checks

February 28, 2019 Local Headlines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping two days of action on gun control, the House has passed legislation to a... Read More

Family and feline uninjured after basement fire

February 28, 2019 Local Headlines

MENDOTA – A family and their feline are safe after a house fire Wednesday night in Mendota. Ac... Read More

Walmart cuts greeter jobs

February 27, 2019 Local Headlines

UNDATED (AP) — As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar “greeters” at some 1,000 sto... Read More