Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

An inmate at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee was inadvertently released Thursday afternoon because of a bond mix-up. Kankakee County Sheriffs police say 29 year old Ernest S. Cooley of C...

Kankakee City police have yet to comment on reports of shots fired this afternoon in the 400 block of North Schuyler. While no details are available, sources say at least two shots were believed to ha...

Marathon Petroleum officials say today they still do not know how much gasoline was spilled from a pipeline Wednesday afternoon in Iroquois County. A Marathon spokesperson does say in The News Gazette...

We have a few more details now in the incident yesterday afternoon that ended with a car in the Kankakee River. Kankakee City Police report they were called to a home in the 300 block of South May jus...

The Village of Manteno presents the second of the three "Rockin' on the Square" summer concerts tonight. Village Marketing and Community Relations Director Sarah Marion Marion says you should keep an ...

It's the last day of the Newton County Pun'kin Vine Fair. Cory Groover, Publicity Director for the fair has a rundown of today's events The Newton County Pun'kin Vine Fair ends today at the fairground...

The Iroquois County Fair continues today at the fairgrounds just north of Crescent City. Paul Ahlden is president of the fair board and he has a rundown of today's events. The Iroquois County Fair end...

No one was hurt when a car went into the Kankakee River near the Station Street Bridge Thursday. Kankakee fire says everyone inside was able to make it to safety. Officials say the car was out of the ...

A routine traffic stop Wednesday at W. Water and 8 th Ave. ended with one man taken into custody on weapons charges. City police say when the officer detected the odor of burnt cannabis coming from th...

A 48 year old man who tried to pass himself off as his 20 year old son was arrested by city police Wednesday during a traffic stop after the driver identified himself as the 20 year old with whom he s...