Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

That burn ban issued earlier this week for Iroquois County has been lifted. In a press release, the Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency says the Eastern Illinois Fire Chief's Association and t...

Drought concerns are growing across the area. The latest report released Thursday by the US Drought Monitor says almost 10 percent of Kankakee County is in "moderate drought" another 65 percent of the...

There's plenty to keep you busy around Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Visit Kankakee County Executive Director Angelina Gear.

The US Department of Justice has announced a 40-year-old Onarga man will be going to prison for five years after he pled guilty to possession of a bomb. In a press release, the feds say James R. Nelso...

The Grant Park Fire District reports they've received a more than 21-thousand-dollar grant for Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Grant Park Fire says that donation has been used to buy a "Lucas...

Indiana State Police report a cyber tip has led to felony charges against a Cedar Lake man. In a press release, Indiana State Police report a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Chi...

Fire damaged a barn near Peotone Tuesday. Manhattan Fire Protection District Firefighters were called to the barn in the four-thousand block of Church Road about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. When they go...

A crash on Route 17 east of Kankakee Wednesday morning sent several people to the hospital. Illinois State Police say it was just before 7:30 yesterday morning when a semi truck rear-ended a Kia. Repo...

A traffic stop Tuesday night netted Kankakee City Police a drug arrest. According to reports, City Police stopped the car on North Schuyler Avenue just before 7:30 Tuesday night for only having one he...

Kankakee City Police report another gun arrest. According to reports. it was just before midnight Tuesday night when officers stopped a car driven by 65-year-old Rodney H. Watkins near North Fifth and...