Lightning strikes near Oklahoma State Trooper
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Two shot; one fatally in DeKalb
DEKALB- One person has died and another was wounded after a shooting Saturday afternoon in DeKalb. The DeKalb Police Department say that at approximately 1:50pm they were called to the 900 block of South Fourth Street
IVCH Administers its 1,000th Coronavirus Test
PERU – Illinois Valley Community Hospital administered its 1,000th test for the novel coronavirus over the Independence Day weekend. Tommy Hobbs, IVCH chief executive officer, says there’s good news in knowing that small downstate hospitals such as
Conservation Police looking for persons suspected of launching fireworks in a park canyon
UTICA – Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Park staff and conservation police officers are investigating a video that appeared on social media that apparently shows someone launching fireworks in a canyon. They are asking anyone with names,
Illinois records 614 new cases of COVID-19 Monday
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 614 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 6 additional confirmed deaths, half of those in the Chicagoland area. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total
DeKalb County records another long term care facility COVID-19 related death
DEKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department is reporting an additional 18 positive cases of COVID-19 and one death. They say a person in their 90’s passed away who was a resident of a long term care
Two men latest infections in LaSalle County of COVID-19
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department say two men are the latest infections on Monday of the novel coronavirus. They say a man in his 20’s and a man in his 70’s tested positive. Also released
New case of COVID-19 in Marshall County
PRINCETON – The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments reported Monday that another resident of Marshall County has tested positive for coronavirus disease. They say a man in his 20’s is recovering in isolation at home.
Bear who traveled across Illinois captured in Missouri
ST. LOUIS – The bear who traveled across three states has been sedated and transported to a suitable habitat, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. MDC conservation agents say the bear appeared within the city Limits