Category Archives: WCMY News

>>IL Hunters Harvested 262 Turkeys (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois hunters harvested 262 turkeys during the just completed 2023 season, the same number as last year. The best year for turkey hunti...

A new study shows that eating popcorn can help lower the risk of dementia. Researchers at Rush University in Chicago tracked 33 hundred seniors for six years and found that those who ate at least thre...

Man identified in fatal crash with a deer near Norway 21-year-old Arpankumar Patel of Ottawa was killed in an accident when his northbound vehicle struck a deer on Illinois Route 71 just north of Norw...

36-year-old John R Pierce of Streator was stopped by quick-thinking Ottawa police at 1st Avenue and Arche Street Tuesday. He was taken to La Salle County jail where he posted a 1,575 dollar bond for f...

The guard at the Ottawa Barge River terminal guard shack confirmed a male was rescued from the Illinois River this morning. He was taken to a St Elizabeth OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue reminds you to remain watchful against potential online threats while conducting Black Friday and other holiday shopping this year. Whether shopping online or browsi...

A brand-new building is finally rising up at the site at 200 West Main Street forever surrounded by a chain link fence on Main Street in Ottawa affectionately, or not, known as "the hole in the ground...

21-year-old Arpankumar Patel of Ottawa was killed in an accident when his northbound vehicle struck a deer on Illinois Route 71 just north of Norway yesterday at about 5:00pm. The vehicle's roof was c...

Back on November 2nd Ottawa police received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots fired in the 1100 block of Pine Street. At about 2 am police secured the area and met with the homeowner who reported ...

PRESS RELEASE: PAINTINGS IN THE PARK, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, NOV. 22, 2023 BY: OTTAWA FREEDOM ASSOCIATION LTD. 16 large paintings of the life of Jesus Christ will be displayed in Ottawa's Washington Square...