Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

Tourism up in Kankakee County Tourism in Kankakee County showed major returns in 2024. Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County, breaks down the numbers for us. Law enforcement around...

Kankakee City Police make arrests in August 7th shooting Kankakee City Police report a pair of arrests in connection with an incident earlier this month that sent two people to the hospital. According...

Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Kankakee City Police are looking into a pair of robberies to pizza delivery people Saturday evening. With our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week, here's Kankakee County Sher...

Powerball jackpot rolls over....again The Powerball jackpot rolled over again. With no grand prize winner on Monday night, the jackpot jumps to 815-million-dollars. The next drawing takes place Wednes...

CSL's plasma donation cite on Rte 50 not on closure list CSL Behring says their plasma donation center on Route 50 is not one of those scheduled to be closed by the company. Late last week it was anno...

Governor signs "Missing Persons Identification Act" A new Illinois law will create new guidelines for missing persons investigations. Governor Pritzker signed the Missing Persons Identification Act la...

Drought concerns lessen The latest map just released today by the US Drought Monitor shows significant improvement in drought conditions across the area. Today's map puts just over two percent of Kank...

Deputies look for suspect in battery case Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking for a suspect after a man said he was assaulted by another man while at a gas station in Pembroke Township. Accor...

TX trucker caught with illegal drugs Illinois State Police report the arrest of a Spring Texas truck driver after he was allegedly caught with nearly 40 pounds of cocaine in his truck. In a press rele...

Two Beecher residents hurt in truck explosion Two people were injured when the 2016 Ford Pickup they were in exploded in rural Beecher Sunday night. Kankakee County Sheriff's Police reports say it was...