Category Archives: WCMY News
Numerous traffic accidents blamed on snowy weather
Numerous cars went off roads and into ditches yesterday during the snow. There is still slick weather driving to contend with this morning. Two semi-trucks went off of Interstate 80 three miles west o...
Dec 30, 2020
Garage burns in Naplate
The Naplate Fire Department called for help from Ottawa this morning for a garage burning up. The garage was not attached to a house. Water hoses were used to put out the flames in the 300 block of 23...
Dec 30, 2020
Health department asks for patience during coronavirus vaccine rollout
The LaSalle County Health Department says it got 1,900 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week. It's working with the area hospitals to vaccinate health care workers. For now, they are the pri...
Dec 30, 2020
Police searching for man accused of stealing squad car and firing a gun
THIRD UPDATE: A suspect is in police custody. We will have more when the information is available. Whether and when he’s identified and charged may depend on his injuries and medical treatment r...
Dec 29, 2020
Four more COVID fatalities reported by county
Recoveries numbered 119 and new cases numbered 37 in the LaSalle County Health Department's daily coronavirus case report Tuesday. Adjusting for someone who isn't from the county after all, the number...
Dec 29, 2020
Attorney group provides online help for pandemic related problems
The Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois has created a help line for people affected by the pandemic in ways that could require legal help. Conor Malloy with COVID HELP says it's a free service available on...
Dec 29, 2020
Governor says no comparison between college and high school sports in pandemic suspensions
Reacting to a lawsuit filed against him and the Illinois High School Association, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says comparing college and pro sports to high school sports isn't fair. College sports schedules ha...
Dec 29, 2020
Monday COVID update: county is up to 223 fatal cases
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s are the latest two people from LaSalle County to succumb to the coronavirus. The county's health department says that makes 223 deaths attributed to the virus. ...
Dec 28, 2020
More federal money for gun violence studies shows things have changed
Last year, the federal government put $25 million into studies of gun violence and prevention of shooting injuries. And it's doing it again in the newest spending bill just signed by Pres. Trump. That...
Dec 28, 2020
Corona counts nearly steady over the weekend
The LaSalle County Health Department reported another coronavirus fatality over the weekend. A woman in her 70s died of it. The fatal case count for the county is now at 221. After adding more new cas...
Dec 28, 2020