Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

The annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign got underway recently in the Kankakee area. Local Salvation Army Executive Director Lieutenant T. Scott Parnell Additionally, Parnell says you can sponsor...

Unemployment fell for the 7th consecutive month in Kankakee and across the state in October. The Illinois Department of Employment Security puts the jobless rate locally at 5 percent, down from the 6....

Dan Hampton, football hall of famer and former defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly driving under the influence. The 64 year old Hampton, a member of the...

A 14 year old was arrested Monday morning at Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School allegedly in possession of a gun. At approximately 07:25 Monday morning, the Bradley Police Department was notifi...

Emily Claire Hari, formerly Michael B. Hari is appealing her 53 year prison sentence and conviction received after a jury found her guilty of firebombing a Minnesota Mosque in 2017. Hari who was alleg...

Increased violence in Kankakee County this year is costly. During this morning's Kankakee County Board Finance Committee meeting, County Sheriff Mike Downey spoke about the cost of housing accused mur...

As you decorate for the holiday season, you might notice some local fire departments are decorating as well. Bourbonnais Fire Protection District Chief Jim Keener talks about "keep the wreath red" Kee...

It's getting to be time once again for the Dugan Family Toy Drive. It's the 32nd year for the toy drive which Danielle Dugan says started in the family home, but has since outgrown the space This year...

The Newton County Indiana Sheriff's Police report an incident Thursday ended in the suspected death of a 40-year-old Goodland man. According to reports, officers were called to home on South Newton St...

Illinois State Police in Ashkum have announced they'll conduct Special Traffic Enforcement or sTEP patrols tonight in Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois Counties. Troopers say the special patrols are designe...