Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

A Wheatfield, Indiana woman was killed when her vehicle struck the back of a stopped semi on I-65 in Merrillville about 10 Sunday morning. Indiana State Police say 37 year old Jennifer R. Benton was t...

Beecher police on their Facebook page say Beecher residents along with residents in communities in northwest Indiana are asking for your help in identifying the crop duster or dusters who have been bu...

The National Weather Service is confirming at least six tornadoes hit northern Illinois on Friday. Two tornadoes hit Kankakee County. The weather service says an EF1 tornado, with winds of up to 110 m...

A 27-year-old Lockport woman died when she was hit by a car in Peotone over the weekend. Will County Coroner, Laurie Summers says Alexandria Jadron, died just before 1:30 Saturday morning at the Silve...

Newton County Indiana Sheriff's police report a crash Saturday evening sent two people to the hospital. According to reports, it was just after 6:30 Saturday night when a car driven by a 26-year-old C...

Time to take a look at what's going on overhead this week. With our Notable Night Sky News update, here's Madeline Shepley, Director of the Strickler Planetarium and professor of Astronomy at Olivet N...

There was no winner Friday night in the multi-state Mega Millions drawing, so the jackpot is now over a billion dollars. With no winner, the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night's drawing is 1.05 Billi...

The Will County Sheriff's Police are warning of a rise in what they call "ruse" burglaries. They say in this type burglary, someone approaches a homeowner saying they're from a utility company or a bu...

Bond has been set at 100,000 dollars for a Manteno woman charged with 4 counts of Aggravated Unlawful Restraint. 47 year old Anita Diaz of Manteno allegedly pulled a knife on four girls and forced the...

We have the name now of the teen killed in a shooting last night in the city. Kankakee City Police identify the victim as 16 year old Kimoni Franks of Kankakee. In a press release, City Police say the...