Category Archives: WCMY News
Mendota Museum to honor hometown hero for his military service
The Mendota Museum and Historical Society will honor a hometown hero who helped save millions of dollars for the U.S Army. Stan Gehler will be honored this Saturday at 9am at 901 Washington Street in ...
Aug 11, 2021
Man named in crash on Monday south of Mendota
The name of the man who died in the multiple vehicle crash south of Mendota has been released. Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says 66-year old Richard E. Hafley of Mendota died in the accident. Plo...
Aug 11, 2021
Drivers must stop when school bus lights are flashing
Regional Superintendent of Schools Christopher Dvorak is reminding drivers they must stop for a school bus when blinking red and yellow lights are on. Dvorak says the flashing red lights means the bus...
Aug 11, 2021 Laurel L. Russwurm / CC
Third man arrested after May attack in Ottawa
A judge set bond at $200,000 today for 18-year old Fernando Martinez of Ottawa in connection with an attack on two young people in May and his alleged attempt to get away from police Tuesday. Sheriff ...
Aug 11, 2021
Streator traffic crash claims Ottawa teen's life
An Ottawa teen lost his life in a traffic crash in Streator last night. Streator police say Austen Gleason was 17 years old. He was one of two drivers involved in the crash at Park and Broadway street...
Aug 11, 2021
Lasalle County Street Cars will host Starved Rock Nationals Car Show
The Starved Rock Nationals Car Show is happening again this year. The event takes place this Saturday from 8am to 10pm and Sunday from 8am to 3pm at Skydive Chicago northeast of Ottawa. The event is h...
Aug 10, 2021 Bobby P. / CC
County coroner says one man is dead after crash south of Mendota
Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says that someone has died from the crash that happened on IL 251 just south of Mendota. Ploch says it was a man who lived in the Illinois Valley area. He says the na...
Aug 10, 2021
Tornadoes cross northern Illinois
Several tornadoes were spotted across northern Illinois last evening. One was in southern Lee County west of Paw Paw. Another was in the Wyanet area of western Bureau County. Tornado damage was report...
Aug 10, 2021
Fatal crash case involving sheriff's department squad settled for $5.5 million
A lawsuit over a deadly traffic crash involving a squad pickup north of Mendota is being settled for $5.5 million. Three children of 59-year old Martin Quest of Sublette will split about $3.4 million....
Aug 10, 2021
Body of Garnie Rice found nearly a year after he went missing
The body of a man found in Gary, Indiana in December has been identified. It's that of 36-year old Garnie Rice of Somonauk who was reported missing almost a year ago. LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss ...
Aug 09, 2021 Provided picture of Garnie Rice