The second week of testimony is underway in the Xandria Harris murder trial, which is expected to be the final week of the trial ending this Friday. Harris faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and child endangerment. She is accused of helping her then-boyfriend Darius Sullivan in the December 2021 Br...

Saturday's rain didn't stop a few hundred people from coming out to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bedford's Playground at Grace Christian Academy in Kankakee. It was just around one year ago that the Erickson family, along with national nonprofit Unlimited Play, began fundraising to build an inclusive playground for ...

Let's take a look now at what's going on overhead this week, with our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet.

A search warrant served at a home in Diamond in late June has resulted in a child porn arrest. In a Facebook post, the Grundy County Sheriff's Office says they helped the FBI serve a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Kevin Drive in Diamond on June 30th. Deputies say as a result of that search warrant, Duane ...

The second week of testimony gets underway today in the murder trial of Xandria Harris. Friday afternoon testimony and emotional bodycam footage were presented to the jury. The 30-year-old Harris, is accused of aiding her then boyfriend Darius Sullivan in the 2021 Bradley hotel shooting that killed Bradley Police Serg...

Officials in Indiana say at least seven people are dead after storms caused flash flooding across the state. A record amount of rain caused streams and rivers to flood their banks across the state last week, causing Governor Mike Braun to request a presidential emergency declaration, which President Trump granted. Th...

AUGUST BLOOD DRIVES: The American Red Cross is now experiencing a blood crisis and warning that emergency blood shortage may impact patient care. The situation is dire and you can help by donating at an upcoming local blood drive. These will be held Tuesday, August 11th from 10am to 3pm at Riverside Health Fitness Cent...

In Kankakee County Courtroom 309, proceedings continued in the murder trial for 30-year-old Xandria Harris today. Harris is accused of aiding Darius Sullivan in the 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and the severe wounding of her then-partner, Officer Tyler Bailey. Sullivan was tried and ...

City Police report someone broke into a gambling establishment early Thursday morning and broke into some of the machines. According to reports, it was just after five yesterday morning when officers were called to the gaming cafe on the 22-hundred block of East Court Street. When they got there, officers say they foun...

Testimony continues today in the Xandria Harris murder trial. Yesterday's testimony, focused on evidence submitted by the Kankakee County State's attorney's office surrounding the fatal December 2021 police shooting. After a delayed morning session reviewing cell phone records and body cam footage, testimony shifted to...

Kankakee City Police report a pair of arrests after a person called them to say they'd been robbed. According to reports, it was about 8:30 last night when officers were called to the 100 block of West Court Street for a fight in progress. When they got there, officers were flagged down by a woman who told them the oth...

The Northern Indiana Public Service Company, or NIPSCO continues to struggle to get power back for tens of thousands of customers in Northwest Indiana. Power is slowly being restored to the region. Meanwhile, Com-Ed says most of their customers in our listening area are back online with only about a thousand customers ...

A Will County man is going to prison for transporting a minor to Illinois to engage in sex. Ryan Zelek was sentenced to 27 years behind bars after pleading guilty last year. Prosecutors say, in 2021, Ryan Zelek communicated with a 13-year-old girl on the social media app Snapchat. Zelek then drove to Iowa, picked up...

The Village of Bourbonnais' 6th Annual Food Truck Fest takes place tomorrow from Noon to Ten at The Grove behind the Municipal Center off Route 102. Village Communications Manager Jakob Knox says they have all kinds of different food. Knox says Food Truck Fest also includes live music, entertainment for the kids, and i...

If you're looking for something to do with the family this weekend, you might take in a planetarium show at Olivet. Planetarium Director Madeline Shepley says show times are 4:30 in the afternoon and six and 7:30 in the evening Saturday night Shepley says doors open 15 minutes before the shows start and tickets are fiv...

During Thursday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Highways, Waterways and Buildings Committee, Committee Chair Antonio Carrico gave a update on efforts to removed the State Line Bridge Also during the morning's meeting, County Highway Department Engineer Greg Heiden told the committee planning is being d...

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

Day five in the murder trial for Xandria Harris got a late start in Kankakee County Circuit Court this morning. Both Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe and Harris' defense attorney Cierra Norris spent over an hour in chambers with Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott before coming out to continue the trial. It remains u...

The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes hit northern Illinois earlier this week. The Weather service says that includes one EF-0 tornado, three EF-1 tornadoes and one EF-2. One of the EF-1 tornadoes hit Wilmington with peak winds of about 90 miles a hour, while the EF-2 ran in a line from Monee to St....

Testimony continues today in the murder trial of Xandria Harris. Harris is on trial for her part in the December 29th, 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and wounding of her partner Officer Tyler Bailey. During Wednesday afternoon's session, prosecutors called Illinois State Police Special...