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One of the great things about living in America is the American Spirit and the willingness of people to come to the aid of ot...
CRIS Healthy-Aging Center is partnering with the VA Illiana Health Care System today in sponsoring a Health and Safety Fair a...
Illinois State Police District 21 Captain Bridget Bertrand announces the results of a joint educational detail conducted duri...
The Georgetown Fairgrounds was the setting today (Tuesday, May 14th) as some area students got a lesson on safety. Almost 400...
One person was killed and another hurt this afternoon (Monday, May 13th) when two vehicles collided head-on along East Voorhe...
One person was killed and another hurt this afternoon (Monday, May 13th) when two vehicles collided head-on along East Voorhe...
One person was killed and another hurt this afternoon (Monday, May 13th) when two vehicles collided head-on along East Voorhe...
Almost 400 fifth and sixth-graders are getting a lesson on safety today (Tuesday, May 14th, 2013) at the Georgetown Fairgroun...
Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson has released the identity of the man killed Wednesday in a collision along Illinois ro...
Vermilion County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a serious accident this afternoon (Wednesday, May 8th) near Hoope...
No injuries were reported early today (Thursday, May 2nd)as flames heavily damaged the rear of the Rossville Farmers Market a...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued an alert for our area for the possibility of heavy rain over the next few ...
A planning committee that is trying to reduce losses in natural disasters meets this evening (Tuesday, April 30th) in Danvill...
Do you know someone who shows extraordinary courage? Someone with devotion to a greater cause? Someone who goes above and bey...
The Vermilion County Coroner has released the identity of a man who died in a fire at the Wolford Apartment Building early Fr...
No injuries were reported as flames destroyed a Danville residence today (Thursday, April 25th). Assistant Fire Chief Larry J...
Nine colleges and universities in Illinois are getting the chance to prove that they’re prepared for an emergency. Tim ...
The National Weather Service has cancelled the flood warnings for Vermilion and Champaign Counties. Butsome area roads remain...
The Red Cross is responding to a developing situation in Villa Grove (Douglas County) by opening two shelters for flood victi...
Vermilion County is continuing to experience rising flood waters this morning (Friday -April 19th), and the Vermilion County ...
The American Red Cross has opened two disaster shelters in our area to assist those who are forced to evacuate their homes du...
The American Red Cross has opened two disaster shelters in our area to assist those who are forced to evacuate their homes du...
Governor Pat Quinn today (Thursday, April 18th)declared a state of emergency as state agencies prepared to provide assistance...
BULLETIN -SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL857 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC...
A single-vehicle crash along Hungry Hollow Road west of Danville early today (Thursday, April 18th) has left an Oakwood man d...
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOODWARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IL.VERMILION RIVER AT DANVILLE AFFEC...
A Watseka teacher has died from injuries received in a Saturday crash in rural Iroquois County. Champaign County Coroner Duan...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS HAS ISSUED AFLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN CENTRAL AND EAST-CENT...
The Champaign County Coroner has released the name of a woman who died early Sunday (April 14th) from injuries suffered in a ...
Police in Champaign say a man has been arrested on murder charges in connection with a fatal early morning fire at an apartme...
New projections show the Vermilion River at Danville is expected to crest Saturday morning (April 13th)at 16.3 feet. The floo...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is temporarily restricting boating along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River ...
Severe thunderstorms which rolled across the area late Wednesday and overnight brought flash flooding and some possible hail ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOI...
Severe thunderstorms which rolled across the area late Wednesday and overnight brought flash flooding and some possible hail ...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Vermilion and Champaign Counties until 10:00 p.m...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTERIN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH O...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln says there is a slight risk of severe weather across all of Central Illinois this aft...
Illinois State Police are warning motorists about the dangers of speeding.State Police say they arrested a motorist in Iroquo...
A 38-year-old Danville man had to be extricated from the wreckage of his truck Wednesday after it was struck by a semi tracto...
Danville Fire and Police Investigators are trying to find the person or persons responsible for two house fires early today (...
An Illinois State Police Trooper from East-Central Illinois and some bystanders are being credited with rescuing an injured p...
Many of the roads across East-Central Illinois and West-Central Indiana have been plowed…but are still snow-packed and...
As the early spring snowstorm moves through our area, Illinois State Police (ISP) are urging motorists to take the necessary ...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL1118 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTEN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED AWINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS....INCL...
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN348 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013...SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON W...
A fire at a vacant home in Danville early today sent one firefighter to the hospital for treatment. The house at 201 North Ki...
A Rantoul man remained hospitalized Monday with injuries sustained in a weekend crash in northern Vermilion County. Sixty-nin...
The Danville Police Department announced today that they will be conducting special patrols this St. Patrick’s Day holi...
The Danville Police Department announced today that they will be conducting special patrols this St. Patrick’s Day holi...
Some local fishermen still hope to save two low-head dams, even though the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is recomm...
The Associate Degree Nursing education program at Danville Area Community College is now accepting applications for admission...
A crowd estimated at more than 4,000 attended visitation Sunday for a Hudson, Illinois volunteer firefighter killed in the li...
The Village Board in Homer is expected to vote again this evening (Monday, April 11th) on a proposal to provide treated water...
Danville Firefighters doused a blaze today (Friday, March7th)that heavily damaged the upstairs of a home on the city’s ...
A winter storm system is moving east…but is leaving behind some travel problems. Snow continued to fall into the night...
A winter storm system is going to be impacting our area and most of central and northern Illinois and Indiana. A winter weath...
A weekend police chase in Danville ended when the car being pursued crashed on the city’s east side late Friday night (...
Our forecast is calling for snow, but the National Weather Service and the Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency are g...
The victims of an Attica, Indiana fire Tuesday morning have been identified by family members. The Fountain County, Indiana C...
A new annual report shows Danville Police responded to 40,824 calls for service last year. And the Fire Division of the Publi...
A man who died in a house fire in Attica on Tuesday had made it to safety...but died trying to rescue his two daughters.The b...
Heavy rain has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for areas along the Wabash River in west-centra...
Illinois State Police (ISP) officials statewide are issuing snow travel advisories and are urging motorists to plan ahead and...
In an effort to raise awareness and encourage the engagement of patients, families, health care providers, and the public, VA...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has cancelled the Winter Storm Watch that had been posted for Ford and Iroquois Count...
Members of the Vermilion County Board are still awaiting word on whether they can dispose of a building which currently house...
The Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department says motorists mostly did a remarkable job in handling last night’s sto...
A winter storm system that blew into East-Central Illinois this evening (Thursday) has brought with it some extremely hazardo...
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL349 PM CST WED FEB 20 2013...HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER FOR L...
Illinois State Police say no one was hurt in two separate accidents involving semi tractor trailers along Interstate 74 near ...
The National Weather Service updated its projections this morning (Monday) for a winter storm that is headed our way for Thur...
The second EMT involved in an ambulance crash Saturday Morning has died from his injuries. Indianapolis EMS officials say 22-...
The latest projections from the National Weather Service show Vermilion County is not likely to receive heavy snow from a sys...
Plans for a new coal mine in the Homer area suffered a setback last night (Monday, Feb. 11th) when the Homer Village Board re...
An investigation is underway into what caused a fire that destroyed a two-story house in Georgetown Saturday evening (Feb. 9t...
The Lynch Area Fire Protection District is about to receive $41,800 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.Con...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is alerting parents and caregivers to the risk of furniture tip-over accidents that ha...
It appears the drought that ravaged Indiana and wreaked havoc on farmers in 2012 is over. National Weather Service Meteorolog...
Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce enforcement plans for the up-coming Super Bowl weekend.The Illinois State Poli...
A massive chain reaction crash involving 35 to 40 vehicles stalled traffic on I-70 near State Road 267 in Hendricks County Th...
The Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency is notified residents Wednesday that the Northfork Vermilion River might goi...
A dog is being credited with alerting a Danville man about a fire that heavily damaged his home last night (Tuesday, Jan. 29t...
FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL337 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLIN...
URGENT -FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL202 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLO...
As area residents enjoy some milder weather they will need to be alert for some possible severe weather on Tuesday into early...
Indiana State Troopers and Parke County agencies were called to a situation yesterday morning that turned out to involve haza...
Firefighters who battled a house fire in Chrisman early today (Tuesday, Jan. 22nd) had to deal with both the flames and bitte...
A freak accident along Interstate 74 near Crawfordsville, Indiana Saturday (Jan. 19th) has claimed a life. Indiana State Poli...
A crash involving a car and a semi tractor trailer in downtown Westville sent two people to the hospital this morning (Thursd...
Danville School District 118 is continuing to review and practice safety around local schools. Danville High Principal Mark N...
A flood warning is in effect for areas along the Wabash River in West Central Indiana until Tuesday, January 22nd. The Nation...
A single-vehicle crash east of Hoopeston Saturday evening (Jan. 12th) has left one man dead and another hospitalized. But the...
Residents in the small Vermillion County, Indiana town of Universal were awakened early today (Friday, Jan. 11th)by the sound...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln says a storm system lifting northward out of the southern plains will bring widesprea...
The City of Danvillehas announcedthe temporary closure of Wilkin Avenue to all traffic between Logan Ave and Chandler Street....
Danville Police say they arrested twenty people and issued nearly eighty citations during a holiday traffic enforcement crack...
An investigation continues into what caused a Saturday night (Jan. 5th) fire that heavily damaged a home in Danville. Firefig...
The Vermilion County Coroner has released the identity of a man who was killed Friday evening in a three-vehicle crash along ...
A suspect wanted on murder charges in a shooting last month in Danville has been apprehended in Missouri. Danville Public Saf...
Volunteer firefighters from three departments battled a blaze Sunday evening (Dec. 30th) that damaged a vacant building in do...
As 2012 comes to an end, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and nearly 300 law enforceme...
It has been a busy day for road crews and emergency agencies as they deal with a post-Christmas winter storm. All roads and i...
A winter storm system is going to be slowing travel tonight (Thursday, Dec. 20th) across East-Central Illinois and Western In...
905 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED AN* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR......
As the winter season arrives, Illinois State Police (ISP) are urging motorists to take the necessary safety precautions befor...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNINGFOR OUR AREA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL MOVEINTO THE...
The Danville Police Department has launched its Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over/Click It or Ticket” Crack...
The new Chairman of the Vermilion County Board, Gary Weinard, says a review is underway into whether the County should sell t...
Governor Pat Quinn today (Tues., Dec. 18th)announced that the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois State Police, t...
A Danville Police officer was one of two people hurt in an auto accident Friday evening. Vermilion County Sheriff’s Pol...
Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson says a 19-year-old Danville man who was found lying on a street Sunday evening died fr...
A collision between a car and a school bus in northern Illinois this morning has left one person dead and several hurt. Illin...
There has been a change in the policy regarding when Danville Firefighters will respond to emergency medical calls. Recently ...
The new chairman of the Vermilion County Board does not expect any quick decision on whether to sell the Vermilion Manor Nurs...
A Danville woman has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident in Warren County, Indiana. The victim, 48-year...
Illinois State Policeat theDistrict 21 Headquarters at Ashkum in Iroquois Countyare reminding motorists to use caution when t...
Two pedestrians are dead after being struck by vehicles traveling along Interstate 57 in Iroquois County last evening (Wednes...
It isthe largest outbreak of chicken pox in the country. And it is just across the state line in west-central Indiana.Approxi...
An investigation is underway into what caused a fire that heavily damaged a Westville home Sunday evening (November 25th). Th...
The man arrested in a fatal Danville area shooting Wednesday afternoon is expected to make his first court appearance today (...
Police officials in the City of Danville are reminding residents to fasten their seat belts over the Thanksgiving holiday per...
Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police and the County Coroner are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Wednesda...
Two people were treated at a Danville hospital for cuts to their arms after breaking through a window to rescue two children ...
Illinois State Police, District 10, will be conducting Roadside Safety Checks in Champaign and Macon Counties during the mont...
Governor Pat Quinnhas announced 54 law enforcement officers deployed to New Jersey on Saturday to help local law enforcement ...
Danville Firefighters are undergoing some ‘Rapid Intervention Team’ training that they hope they will never use. ...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says finding a way to fill a projected $400-thousand dollar shortfall in next year’...
Clean-up efforts were being completed this afternoon (Tuesday) along Interstate 74 in Danville where an early morning crash i...
A driver involved in a Saturday evening demolition derby at the Cayuga, Indiana Park has died from injuries suffered in a cra...
While the winter of 2011-12 brought warmer temperatures and little snow, history shows that is more the exception than the ru...
Governor Pat Quinnhas announced the deployment of 13 local emergency managers and two Illinois Emergency Management Agency&rs...
The American Red Cross is helping people across 13 states with safe shelter, food and comfort as part of a huge disaster resp...
Ameren has announced it is committing an additional 150 linemen and field support personnel to the Hurricane Sandy disaster a...
Disaster relief efforts are already underway here in Central Illinois to help those being affected by Hurricane Sandy. Erin M...
Danville Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a blaze at a home just east of the downtown area Sunday (Oct. 28th). As...
One of the questions on next month’s ballot asks voters: ‘’Shall Vermilion County, Illinois be authorized t...
Convoys of power company trucks were rolling across Interstate 74 in the Danville area Saturday (Oct. 27th), headed east to h...
A Danville man was airlifted to a Springfield burn unit Thursday after being critically hurt in a fire at his home. Assistant...
A water main leak near Danville High School has caused a portion of Fairchild Street in that area to be temporarily closed. A...
ILZ032-033-039-231045-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-LIVINGSTON IL-500 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AT 459 AM CD...
Preliminary damage estimates are being placed at $50-thousand dollars in a fire that struck a Danville home this (Monday)...
Danville City Council members have agreed to buy some land along Voorhees Street with an eye toward safety improvements. The ...
A group of students from Lakeview College of Nursing will be hosting the event Lighting the Way: An Evening of Honor at Linco...
Danville Firefighters battled a blaze late Friday night (Oct. 12th) that destroyed a home on the city’s north side. Ass...
A single-vehicle crash along Interstate 74 in Champaign County this afternoon (Wed., Oct. 10th)has left a Danville man dead. ...
National Fire Prevention Week begins on Sunday, October 7th,but Danville and some area fire departments have already been bus...
Danville police are investigating the theft of a potentially hazardous material from Bunge Milling in Danville.Director of Pu...
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is assisting the Westville Area Fire Protection District in an attempt to determine what caus...
Indianalawmakers are looking at how inadequate crop insurance, property tax assessments and the summer drought are affecting ...
The American Red Cross has launched its official Earthquake App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people ...
A weekend crash in Warren County, Indiana has claimed the life of a Rossville woman. Fifty-year-old Wynnette Werkheiser was p...
Danville Police say two people were hurt late this morning (Monday, Sept. 24th) in a collision involving a pickup truck and a...
Indiana State Police say a Rockville man was driving the car Tuesday which struck and killed a flagman in a construction zone...
The Champaign County Coroner has released preliminary autopsy results on a man killed in a crash near Fisher Wednesday.Corone...
Each year in the United States, National Farm Safety and Health Week recognizes the importance of agricultural safety and awa...
Illinois State Police District 21 responded to a one vehicle personal injury crash involving an Iroquois County Squad Car sho...
Danville Firefighters could smell something burning Tuesday (Sept. 11th), and found smoke in the basement of This Is It Furni...
The Vermilion County Coroner says preliminary autopsy results show a Danville man died Thursday from multiple injuries from a...
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a large part of east-central Illinois and west-centra...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL426 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012...HEAVY RAIN FROM REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ISAAC THIS WEEKEND...TH...
The remnants of Isaac are expected to visit Illinois over the Labor Day weekend.Locally heavy rain and storms are possible, s...
Ameren companies are using comprehensive forecasting tools to track the path of Hurricane Isaac and are taking precautionary ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL409 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012...HEAVY RAIN LIKELY THIS WEEKEND FROM REMNANTS OF HURRICANEISAA...
The American Red Cross - Central Illinois Region -- is helping with disaster assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. ...
Although the storm is hitting along the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Isaac could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to our area this w...
The American Red Cross is preparing for what could be a large disaster response spanning multiple states and is already start...
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan toured drought-stricken fields near Gridley Monday, pledging support for farmers. Mer...
A single-vehicle crash near Oakwood Sunday sent two teenagers to an Urbana hospital for treatment.And an ambulance responding...
The ban on burning in the City of Danville has been lifted. Director of Public Safety Larry Thomasonmade the announcement fol...
A two-vehicle crash just South of Westville yesterday evening sent five people to the hospital.The accident report states tha...
The Danville and Westville Police Departments start enforcement of their plans for the 2012 Labor Day “Drive Sober or G...
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL236 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012ILC019-041-045-183-162000-/O.CON.KILX.SV...
Four people involved in a head-on collision in the Grape Creek area near Danville Sunday are recovering from their injuries. ...
Four people were hurt, and one of them was air-lifted from the scene of a head-on crash southeast of Danville Sunday morning....
Fire investigators in Danville are trying to determine what caused a small – but loud explosion at a construction site ...
The clean-up continues this morning across parts of east-central Illinois and western Indiana after some strong thunderstorms...
Some west-central Indiana counties that have been suffering from the drought were hit with heavy rain overnight. The National...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will target nearly $16 million in financial and technical ass...
Some strong thunderstorms which moved through the Danville area early Sunday did little toward ending our drought. Vermilionw...
The Indiana Department of Transportation is alerting motorists that State Road 26 will be closed a few hours on both Monday (...
The Drought of 2012 is not the worst ever, but it is bad enough.The manager of the local utility in Springfield, Eric Hobbie,...
CRIS Healthy Aging Center in Danville has announced it is sponsoring an emergency food packet distribution. Amy Marchant, CEO...
Most Danville motorists have already gotten use to the fact that Fairchild Street is closed in the area of the Fairchild Stre...
Areas of west-central and southwestern Indiana have moved into the exceptional drought category – the worst kind possib...
Office of Governor Pat Quinn. Governor Pat Quinnhas announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 98 of 102 ...
A Drought Resource Meeting”later this month in Terre Haute is designed to help those being impacted by this year's ...
Some strong storms moved through parts of our region Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to place parts of Vermil...
A new report from the National Weather Service says the extreme drought that has been gripping our region is expected to cont...
The U.S. Small Business Administration hasannounced that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small busine...
A Sunday night blaze left heavy damage to a Danville home, but there were no injuries reported. Danville Fire Fighters respon...
The Vermilion County Coroner has released preliminary autopsy results in a tragic mishap at a Danville industry. Coroner Pegg...
A single-vehicle crash along Interstate 74 near Oakwood Sunday sent the unit skidding down the highway…upside down&hel...
A roll-over crash along Interstate 74 in Champaign County sent three members of a Danville family to the hospital today (Frid...
A tragic accident at Danville’s Pepsico Quaker Oats Plant has claimed the life of a worker. Vermilion County Coroner Pe...
A crash along Interstate 74 near Oakwood this morning (Friday, July 26th) has claimed a life. Illinois State Police say the d...
Illinois State Police District 21 are announcing that they will be putting on a free child safety seat inspection event on Fr...
A brief early morning thunderstorm today (Wednesday, July 25th) left some isolated damage in an area just south of Danville. ...
A Danville man has died from burns he received in a house fire last week. A spokeswoman for Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis ...
The drought is having an impact on many things in our area, and now boaters are being advised to be cautious. Ken Konsis, Exe...
Vermilion County farmers could soon be able to apply for government help because of the drought. Governor Pat Quinn is asking...
Smokers in Indiana are being warned not to discard burning cigarettes from their vehicle. Anyone caught discarding a lit ciga...
An investigation is continuing into a car vs. train accident that occurred Saturday in Iroquois County.Police say 25-year-old...
Three separate auto accidents in a five-hour period yesterday afternoon in Champaign County sent several people to local hosp...
Firefighters from four departments doused a blaze Thursday that left heavy damage to a vacant home in Allerton. Chief Kevin G...
Two area residents remain in critical condition at an Indianapolis Hospital after being hurt in fires at their homes. Sixty-o...
Vermilion County leaders are piecing together a new plan on how to deal with large scale emergencies. The first of five plann...
A Danville man has been transferred to an Indianapolis hospital after being rescued from his burning home overnight. Danville...
Service for many Verizon customers was disrupted in the Danville area this afternoon (Friday, July 6th). A Verizon spokeswoma...
Some relief is on tap from the very hot conditions we’ve been experiencing over the past several days. The National Wea...
Firefighters from the Westville Area Fire Protection District battled an overnight blaze which has left a woman seriously inj...
Danville Firefighters had to fight a blaze in the extremely hot weather this (Thursday) afternoon. The fire left heavy damage...
Occupants of a Danville motel spent their 4th of July holiday looking for another place to stay. The City of Danville ordered...
A 33-year-old Fairmount man suffered serious injuries Monday when he crashed his motorcycle. Vermilion County Sheriff’s...
The American Red Cross would like everyone to enjoy a safe summer holiday, and offers these special tips on travel, water saf...
Illinois State Police say an Edgar County resident died early today in a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 57 at Champaig...
There’s no July 4th weekend this year, but the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and hundred...
Danville residents have been placed under a no burn order until further notice. Danville Public Safety Director Larry Thomaso...
Illinois State Police, District 10, will be conducting a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in Vermilion County during the month of ...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL340 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINC...
Fire departments throughout our region are keeping a close eye on the dry weather conditions. And with Independence Day appro...
Indiana State Police troopers and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I...
Ridge Farm firefighters and Georgetown EMS, in partnership with Faith in Action South, are offering free home safety checks t...
Verizon Wireless customers in Vermilion County were without service for quite a while this afternoon as workers tried to rect...
A Danville man has died from injuries after being struck by a pick-up truck west of Danville latelast night (Thurs., June 21s...
Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a pick-up truck west of Danville last...
Amtrak says it is still trying to determine what caused a passenger train to break down Sunday night, leaving dozens of passe...
An unscheduled stop lasted about four hours for a Carbondale-to-Chicago Amtrak run Sunday evening.Amtrak spokesman Marc Magli...
Indiana is on track to experience the driest summer since the Great Drought of ‘88. National Weather Service hydrologis...
Citizens living in southwestern Vermilion County who have concerns over a proposed coal mine gathered in Homer last evening.S...
A proposed coal mine in southwestern Vermilion County will be the subject of a meeting Wednesday evening (June 13th) in Homer...
A Potomac man was hospitalized yesterday morning when his car left US150 near St. Joseph going westbound, ran thru a cornfiel...
A Potomac man was hospitalized yesterday morning when his car left US150 near St. Joseph going westbound, ran thru a cornfiel...
A weekend fire has displaced several residents of an annex of the Oaklawn Inn.The annex of the Oaklawn Inn across the street ...
Danville Police have released results of the Department’s Click It or Ticket campaign which ran through Memorial Day. A...
The extended Memorial Day weekend has claimed two East Central Illinois and West Central Illinois teenagers’ lives in t...
A 16-year-old Hoopeston youth is in custody at the Juvenile Detention facility in Danville after stealing a car over the week...
Three Newport, Indiana residents are crediting a Vermillion County Sheriff’s Deputy and the town’s Assistant Fire...
Highway fatalities are up this year in Illinois compared to last year.So far this year, there have been 355 deaths on the roa...
Strong winds have prompted the issuance of a no-burn order in Danville. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says all open f...
The Putnamville District of the Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Vigo County during the late ...
A crash along Interstate 74 just outside Danville late Sunday morning (May 20th)sent three people to Provena United Samaritan...
As the summer boating season approaches, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police are reminding the p...
Hundreds of families descended on the Capitol today (Tuesday), rallying to keep their elderly or disabled loved ones at home....
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois State Police (ISP) today announced their plans to heighten ...
A Danville man has died after crashing his motorcycle along Interstate 74 on Sunday (May 13th). Illinois State Police say the...
A citizens environmental group is voicing concerns about a proposed coal mine in southwestern Vermilion and southeastern Cham...
A Rantoul woman has died after being struck by a car at Market Place Mall in Champaign. Coroner Duane Northrup says Eugenia C...
More than 300 Vermilion County fifth and sixth-graders got a lesson Tuesday on ways to stay safe. And part of the Progressive...
Fifth and sixth-grade students from northern Vermilion County are participating today (Tuesday, May 8th) in Progressive Agric...
The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of the man who died as the result of a car-motorcycle collision in Wes...
Congratulations go out to some new nurses in our area! The Lakeview College of Nursing held its Commencement Ceremony on Satu...
Police in Westville say they are continuing their investigation into a Friday night car-motorcycle collision which has claime...
Heavy rain which fell during severe storms that moved through northern Vermilion and southern Iroquois Counties this afternoo...
VERMILION IL-533 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN VERMILIONCOUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CD...
Cleanup has begun following reports of a tornado touchdown in Montgomery County Tuesday night.Trained weather spotters report...
What was believed to bea small tornado touched down briefly in Tilton Tuesday afternoon. It picked up a large metal garage po...
Traffic was flowing normally today (Tuesday, May 1st) in the Fithian area, but crews were still working to clean-up the scene...
A collision involving a semi tractor trailer and two other vehicles along Interstate 74 near Fithian sent two people to an Ur...
URGENT....Vermilion County Sheriff’s Police and other emergency personnel responded around two o’clock this after...
A fire that destroyed a vacant two-story home in Danville Saturday left two people trapped when a live power line fell on the...
An investigation continues into a weekend blaze which left extensive damage to a Westville area home. The fire broke out arou...
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces maintenance crews will begin a pavement preservation project on St...
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Chief Operations Officer Troy Woodruff today (Monday)joined Indiana Department o...
Temperatures hovering near a freezing 32-degrees early today (Monday, April 23rd) will have farmers checking for possible dam...
The Chief of the Westville Area Fire Protection District says an investigation continues into what caused a blaze that destro...
** FREEZE WARNING ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING ILLINOIS COUNTIESEARLY MONDAY, APRIL 23RD:VERMILION-CHAMPAIGN-EDGAR-MARSHALL-WOODF...
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces maintenance crews will begin a pavement preservation project on St...
The Vermilion County area received some much needed rainfall over the weekend after being in the USDA’s ‘Abnormal...
The American Red Cross is responding across the Midwest where dozens of tornadoes ripped through communitiesover theweekend, ...
Illinois State Police say a truck pulling two semi trailers crashed along Interstate 74 west of Danville early today (Monday,...
The National Weather Service is recognizing the efforts being made in Vermilion County to be ready in the event of severe wea...
Representatives from Provena are scheduled to address Vermilion County Board members Tuesday evening on a proposal to take ov...
A Danville City Council committee is recommending approval of new traffic signals at Bowman Avenue and the east-bound exit ra...
The City of Danville would like to announce that due to sanitary sewer improvements, the temporary road closure of Logan Aven...
A ‘No Burn Order’ has been issued for the City of Danville from noon until sunset on Monday (April 9th). Danville...
The Vermilion County State’s Attorney has filed new charges in connection with an accident late last year that killed a...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding Illinoisans and visitors to the state to take precautions to...
A bill approved by State Representatives establishes a ‘’provisional first responder’’ position in Il...
Sheriff’s Police in Iroquois County responded to two fatal accidents on Sunday (April 1st)An Onarga man was killed Sund...
An investigation continues into what caused a Thursday morning blaze that left heavy damage to the upstairs of a Danville apa...
The answer is again No from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a disaster declaration for the five southern Illinois...
Danville City Council members have agreed to seek a $60-thousand dollar grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ...
Today (Monday, March 19th)kicks off National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Organizations like the National Weather Servic...
Operations at a Danville plastics recycling plant are back to normal following a Thursday night fire. Danville Firefighters w...
An investigation continues into the cause of a fire inside Vermilion Plastics at 1919 East Fairchild Street last night. Danvi...
St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, and Danville Police are reminding motorists to have safe celebrations. Police Commander ...
It may be mid-March….but some area residents may feel like kicking on their air conditioners today and Thursday as we ...
A Danville City Council committee heard an objectionTuesday evening to applying for a $60-thousand dollar Illinois Depart...
Near record warm temperatures and gusty winds are increasing the threat of brush fires this week across central sections of I...
A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun toward Earth, and its expected arrivaltoday (Thursday, March 8th)could affe...
A girl found in a field in the aftermath of a southern Indiana tornado on Friday has died at a Louisville hospital. Paul Mile...
Weather experts predict another round of severe weatherFriday (March 2nd)across the middle of the country, and the American R...
Gov. Pat Quinn has declared the southern third of Illinois a state disaster area after an EF4 tornado tore through, killing s...
Danville Fire Investigators have determined that two separate house fires that occurred Wednesday morning were both accidenta...
The men and women who will help protect Vermilion County residents during severe storms attended a training session last nigh...
The men and women who will help protect Vermilion County residents during severe storms attended a training session last nigh...
The death toll in a southern Illinois tornado that hit the community of Harrisburg has risen to six. Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gr...
Search and rescue operations are underway today (Wed., Feb. 29th)in Harrisburg…in southern Illinois, after a tornado s...
It has been a busy morning for Danville Firefighters. They had to battle two separate house fires at the same time. And Assis...
A single vehicle crash in Iroquois County Sunday (Feb. 26th) has left a Thawville man dead. Iroquois County Sheriff’s P...
A three-vehicle accident on Danville’s east side sent three people to the hospital Thursday. Vermilion County Sheriff&r...
The Vermilion County Farm Bureau will be celebrating ‘Food Check-Out Week’ next week. The Farm Bureau says it is ...
The City of Danville faces the possibility of tens of thousands of dollars in penalties because its storm water system is out...
The spring tornado season is approaching, and the Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency is getting ready. The office h...
Illinois State Police say an investigation continues into a fatal crash that occurred along Interstate 57 near Chebanse, in I...
A 3-year-old child is dead and four other people critically hurt as the result of a crash along Interstate 74 in Fountain Cou...
The Vermilion County Board heard some sobering numbers last night (Tuesday) on what will take to get the Vermilion Manor Nurs...
Some area schools participated in a coordinated national earthquake drill this morning. But the drill went mostly un-noticed ...
Some Danville Firefighters missed the last minute of the Super Bowl last night when they responded to a blaze at 1303 North W...
Illinois State Police say a bus load of students headed home from the Midwest Classic Show Choir Competition in Danville was ...
Danville Firefighters extinguished a small blaze this morning (Thursday) in an oven and ventilation system at ThyssenKrupp. T...
One home was destroyed by fire and another heavily damaged Monday afternoon in the Hillery area, west of Danville. The blaze ...
Fire trucks from at least four departments responded to the Bryant Industries yard on Warrington Avenuein Danville this morni...
Members of a Humrick family lost all their belongings Sunday when flames ripped through their two-story home in southern Verm...
A winter weather system is going to spread a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing drizzle across central sections of Illinois ...
The Vermilion County Board’s Structural Safety Committee meets this evening, and will be hearing details for the county...
The cold front that swept through central Illinois Tuesday (Jan. 17th) dropped temperatures more than twenty degrees, and als...
Illinois State Police and the Champaign County Coroner say a Rantoul woman was killed Monday when shefell from a bridge and w...
Danville Police have announced the results of their recent holiday traffic enforcement crackdown. Commander Jane McFadden say...
Blowing snow across central sections of Illinois and Indiana was continuing tocause hazardous traveling for motorists early t...
A collision between a pick-up truck and a semi tractor trailer west of Tilton Thursday sent the pick-up driver to the hospita...
A seventeen-year-old Covington man is listed in critical condition at Carle Hospital in Urbana after being struck by a semi l...
A Danville home owner got a surprise when he returned from the grocery store this (Monday) morning. George Hinton discovered ...
A man killed in a Friday crash in Warren County, Indiana has been identified as a Pine Village resident. Indiana State Police...
The Vermilion County Coroner says an investigation is continuing into a Wednesday night (Jan. 4th) crash that killed a Perrys...
A former supervisor at the Ball Corporation plant in Danville is being mourned after being killed in a freak mishap in Wiscon...
The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of that county’s first traffic fatality of the New Year. Coroner...
As 2011 drew to a close members of the Vermilion County Boardwere awaiting two reports that will help decide the future of th...
A 97-year-old Kentland, Indiana man was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash yesterday in Iroquois County.Mervin Terrell wa...
Danville Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early this morning (Friday, Dec. 23rd). Deputy Police Direct...
Danville Firefighters doused a blaze Thursday which left extensive damage to an apartment. The fire damage at 904 Kimber Stre...
With last-minute gifts to buy, social events to attend and family and friends to visit while the weather outsidemay befrightf...
Danville Police are stepping up traffic enforcement over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period. Commander Jane Mc...
Investigators from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office and I & I Firefighters Association continue their investiga...
A Westville man has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a 2009 traffic accident that claimed a life. Ci...
Danville Police say no one was seriously hurt in a collision between a van and a car on the city’s north side this morn...
If your family is planning to drive into the southwestern parts of the country for the holidays, you need to be aware of a na...
A 29-year-old Muncie Man was transported to Carle Hospital in Urbana Saturday after crashing his vehicle along U.S. route 150...
It is the time of year where adults and children alike are at higher risk for illness and injuries, according to the chairman...
An investigation is underway into what caused a blaze last evening that heavily damaged a Danville apartment. Firefighters we...
The Vermilion County Board has approved a $527-thousand dollar line of credit for the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home. Board...
Authorities in Vermillion County, Indiana are investigating a Sunday night crash that has left a Cayuga man dead. The Vermill...
A single-vehicle crash in Iroquois County has left a Crescent City man dead. Illinois State Police say 44-year-old Dennis Eby...
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the largest insurer of autos in Illinois and in the nation, is decreasing its...
Damage is being described as ‘moderate’ in a blaze that damaged a Danville apartment building early today (Wednes...
Danville City Council members have agreed to seek proposals from outside billing services for emergency medical care and othe...
Danville City Council members have rejected a recommendation from a Public Safety Revenue Committee calling for a new tax. Th...
Vermilion County has found some relief for its cash-strapped nursing home literally blowing in the wind! It still needs to be...
Investigators say a fire that damaged a duplex apartment in Danville today (Monday,Dec. 5th) originated in the kitchen. Firef...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is defending his position opposing a planned new tax that would provide a dedicated revenue s...
The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of a man killed in a single-vehicle crash near Philo early Thursday (D...
Authorities in Champaign are continuing their investigation into the death of a bicyclist Tuesday evening. Champaign County C...
An investigation continues into a hit and run accident last evening in Champaign which has left a bicyclist dead. Champaign C...
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for some counties in west central Indiana. ...
A proposal for a new tax to support police and fire services in Danville appears to be facing a bleak future. A Public Safety...
*** FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR VERMILION COUNTY ***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLO...
The Catlin Fire Protection District has launched its annual campaign to ‘Keep the Wreath Red’. The red lights on ...
The Danville Public Safety revenue committee has given the Public Works committee a recommendation to levy an additional 5 ce...
The Danville Balloon Group will have their 14th annual "Les Nessman Memorial Turkey Drop" tomorrow morning at the C...
Vermilion County Coroner has released a preliminary autopsy report in the death of Gerald Moreman of Westville.Moreman was ki...
The future of the county operated Vermilion Manor Nursing Home remains in doubt because the State of Illinois is behind in pa...
The Vermilion County Coroner has released the identity of a person killed in a two-vehicle crash near Georgetown Saturday nig...
The Benton County, Indiana Coroner has released the names of two people who died in a fiery crash on Saturday. One of the vic...
Flames destroyed a Westville area home Tuesday, (Nov. 15th), but occupants managed to escape without injury. The blaze at the...
A Public Safety Revenue Committee has finalized its recommendations in Danville following several meetings. The group decided...
Strong thunderstorms that blew through our region late Monday(Nov. 14th)left some scattered reports of light property damage....
Severe weather has been moving across East-Central Illinois and into parts of West-Central Indiana this afternoon (Mon., Nov....
The Edgar County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of two people who died in a head-on collision Sunday even...
Illinois State Police say two people are dead following a crash in Edgar County last night (Sunday, Nov. 13th). But the names...
Vermilion CountyEmergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Ted Millertoday remindedlocal citizens that radio and TV stations ...
Vermilion County Police and Fire Reports: (Updated Monday, November 7th, 2011)Here is a run-down of police and fire calls han...
Motorists who normally drive along Lynch Road, north of Main Street in Danville, are being advised part of the road is schedu...
It’s time to “Fall Back” again! Daylight Saving Time comes to an end at 2:00am on Sunday, November 6th. Tho...
The state Capitol was evacuated for a couple of hours this (Thursday) morning as Springfield fire crews responded to an autom...
Danville City Council members have approved hiring a professional consulting firm to review potentially contaminated property...
Crews are making progress on some major improvements along Lyons Road in the Westville area. Residents of Belgium are looking...
This year’s weather and its impact on crops has resulted with Vermilion and Champaign – and 75 other Illinois cou...
An investigator from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office was on the scene in GeorgetownTuesday looking into the ca...
A Paris woman has died from injuries received in a Saturday evening crash in Edgar County. Illinois State Police say the vict...
Police in Champaign are calling a fatal mishap involving a child this morning (Friday, Oct. 28th)a tragic accident. A 46-year...
Illinois State Police say two women were killed early today (Wednesday, Oct. 26th) in a single-vehicle crash in Douglas Count...
A Georgetown man was hurt Saturday when his pick-up truck collided with a truck tractor pulling a grain trailer. Sixty-four y...
A kitchen fire has shut down a the La Potosina Mexican Restaurant at 215 S. Gilbert Street in Danville after a small fire tha...
Danville residents are being advised that a burning ban is in effect today (Friday, Oct. 14th). It means that all open fires ...
It is National Fire Prevention Week, and children touring Danville’s Number 3 Fire Station have been getting a lesson o...
A Rantoul man is dead as the result of injuries received when he was struck by a motor vehicle early today (Thursday, Oct. 13...
It is National Fire Prevention Week, and children touring Danville’s Number 3 Fire Station have been getting a lesson o...
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has identified the pedestrian involved in a Sunday evening auto accident as 20-year-o...
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has identified the pedestrian involved in a Sunday evening auto accident as 20-year-o...
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has released the name of a young mother who died Sunday evening when she was hit by a...
A 48-year-old Oakwood woman is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit and run accident early Sunday in which anothe...
A grain bin entrapment incident today (Tues., Oct. 4th) at the Premier Cooperative grain elevator in Jamaica is turning atten...
An employee of the Premier Cooperative Inc. grain elevator in Jamaica was rescued this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 4th) after bein...
A single-car crash Sunday afternoon in Piatt County has left two teenagers dead. The victims are identified as 18-year-old Ka...
Danville Area Community College, Customized Corporate Education Division, Cintas Corporation, and the Hilgeman Group will be ...
A truck driver from West Lafayette, Indiana was hurt early today (Tues., Sept. 27th)when his semi crashed along Interstate 74...
Some work planned along portions of Jackson Street in Danville will slow traffic in the work zones over the next two weeks. C...
Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Vigo County during the late evening hours of Friday, Septemb...
A Georgetown man was transported to an Urbana hospital after being involved in a collision between his van and a truck near C...
A neighbor is being credited with rescuing a Hilleary resident from his burning home early today (Wednesday, Sept. 7th). Fire...
Law enforcement across the state will be out in full force this Labor Day weekend. The Illinois State Police, Illinois Depart...
A moderate drought is impacting central Illinois. The National Weather Service says dry conditions during July and August&hel...
As the east coast of the United States recovers from Hurricane Irene, we want to know if local schools, churches or organizat...
A convoy of Ameren trucks passed through Danville this morning (Friday, Aug. 26th) headed to New England in anticipation of t...
Early indications are that area crops apparently dodged a bullet with Wednesday evening’s severe weather. Several Vermi...
A severe thunderstorm packing heavy rain, hail and gusty winds blew through the Danville area tonight (Wed., Aug. 24th). The ...
As the Labor Day holiday draws closer, Danville Police and other law enforcement agencies in the area are joining a nationwid...
Due to a phone line disruption, Gulick's Illiana Medical Equipment & Supply in Danville is temporarily without phone service....
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