Category Archives: WCMY News

The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa says a Seneca man wasn't denied a fair trial. 24-year old Kevin J. Paulsen claimed that prosecutors misrepresented DNA evidence during his criminal sexual ...

An appellate court says a judge can appoint a lawyer to represent a woman who wants a shot at undoing her murder conviction. But the judge doesn't have to. Even if she doesn't, the judge has to hold a...

Many of the people who started pressing for the cleanup of the radioactive sites in Ottawa around 35 years ago aren't around to see the final cleanup that's expected to start next year. Katie Troccoli...

The city of Peru donated another $125,000 for this year's TBM Avengers Reunion and Salute to Veterans. TBM Committee Chairman Cary Miller says the support from the city is unbelievable. Volunteers can...

Chester Weger's lawyers believe a judge should throw out the murder case against him because he was framed. The Chicago Sun-Times reports a new petition asks LaSalle County Judge Michael C. Jansz to c...

Fire fighters on opposite ends of LaSalle County dealt with house fires last night. Both were out quickly. Streator's fire department went to the 600 block of N. Shabbona St. The fire was at the back ...

The Ottawa High School juniors and seniors who go to the school's career fair in two months may not know much about how to look for work. Counselor Melissa Lorenzi says there may be information about ...

A person died of a gunshot wound after an incident in the 1100 block of Post St. in Ottawa this morning. Det. Cpl. Kevin Reynolds says it happened about 11am. An ambulance crew took the person to OSF ...

While Democrats and Republicans bicker over who said what about Social Security and Medicare, both programs are running out of money. Medicare won't have enough to keep up with its required payments a...

Fifteen scholarships are available this year through the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. Students living in LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Livingston, Marshall, Lee, and Grundy counties are eligi...