Category Archives: WCMY News
St. Rep. Welter to host kids' fishing derby
Illinois House member David Welter will host a fishing derby for children next weekend. The purpose is to teach kids about fishing and to let them practice their skills. Illinois Conservation Police w...
Sep 25, 2021 Young girl with eyes closed giving thanks after landing a large trout with woods in background
Water main flushing schedule September 27 to October 1
Monday, September 27: Hydrants on West Marquette Street from Boyce Memorial Drive east to Columbus St. Price Subdivision Pickwick, Polk and Piper Streets Tuesday, September 28: Hydrants north of the F...
Sep 24, 2021
Arguments begin on testing evidence for Starved Rock murders case
Arguments over whether evidence from the 1960's can and should be tested began Friday in the case for Chester Weger in Michael Jansz's courtroom. Defense attorneys for Weger argued that some of the ev...
Sep 24, 2021
New COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County have fallen this week, but there are three more deaths
New Coronavirus cases in LaSalle County have recently gone down. The LaSalle County Health Department says that this week there were only 197 new cases compared to 261 last week. There were also 194 r...
Sep 24, 2021
Ottawa Elementary School Superintendent to retire at the end of the school year
Ottawa Elementary School Supt. Cleve Threadgill says he will retire at the end of this school year. Threadgill says that he's been with the district for about 39 years. Threadgill says that he'll miss...
Sep 24, 2021
Varna man accused of shooting and killing another man with bow and arrow will be back in court in October
The trial of 28-year old Bradley French will be moved once again. In court Friday French's attorney said that there was an issue regarding the case and wanted the upcoming trial date to be dropped. Th...
Sep 24, 2021
Lawsuits filed over explosion that killed 3 Chicago men
NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Lawsuits have been filed, four months after three Chicago men died in an explosion while fishing and making a fire along the Illinois River. Lawyers believe they know how the ...
Sep 24, 2021 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Somonauk man accused of having child pornography
After an investigation by LaSalle County investigators and the Illinois Attorney General's High Tech Crime Bureau, a Somonauk man was arrested and accused of having child pornography. 22-year old Luis...
Sep 24, 2021
Body of missing ISU student identified, was found in LaSalle County
The investigation into what happened to 25-year old Jelani Day is a missing person case no more. The LaSalle County Coroner's Office says the body found in the Illinois River near LaSalle on Saturday,...
Sep 23, 2021 Jelani Day
Local unemployment goes up again after summer drop
About one in 16 people in this area who wanted work in August didn't have it. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the combined unemployment rate for LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam countie...
Sep 23, 2021