Category Archives: WCMY News

(Calabasas, CA) -- Today marks four years since basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others died in a helicopter crash in southern California. It happened in Calabasas as they were h...

From the city of Ottawa, With the rising water levels on the Fox and Illinois Rivers currently, Hudson Street is closed, Allen Park, Fox River Park, all river walk areas, and Albin-Stevenson lower lot...

(Joliet, IL) -- Police say the girlfriend of a Joliet man accused of going on a killing spree is no longer behind bars. Kyleigh Cleveland-Singleton has been charged with obstruction of justice. Police...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2023 state tax returns on Monday. That is the same date that the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting federal individu...

A Flood Warning is in effect on the Illinois River from Heritage Harbor to Starved Rock Lock and Dam and downstream to the confluence with Big Bureau Creek. Thursday evening, the reading at Ottawa was...

A recent surge in COVID-19 cases at the LaSalle Veterans' Home has prompted the state to declare it an outbreak.. 12 staff members and 13 residents have tested positive, all exhibiting mild symptoms w...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications now for instructors for 2024 summer fishing clinics through the department's Urban Fishing Program. The Illinois Urban Fis...

Dezzan D. Phillips, 32, could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted by a jury on charges of robbing and assaulting his former girlfriend in October. During the La Salle County Circuit Court trial...

Eating dark chocolate could reduce the risk of high blood pressure. A new study in the journal Nature Scientific Reports found that dark chocolate may also decrease the risk of blood clotting. While a...

On Monday, a persistent fire north of Lostant engaged the efforts of twenty-three fire and ambulance departments. Fire Chief Andy Forrest reported that the emergency response began just after noon at ...