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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial of the man accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China. U.S. District Judge James Shadid on Thursday set Brendt Christensen’s trial for June 3. Christensen’s trial was originally to begin April 1,

OTTAWA – LaSalle County’s Naloxone Program saved 52 lives in 2018. According to the programs annual’s report, nearly 100 doses of Narcan Nasal Spray was used by law enforcement and other partners in 54 overdose response incidents, representing half of all opioid overdose

OTTAWA –  Ottawa will be home to Hawthorne’s latest off-track betting sports bar, and you can bet they’ll be open just in time for the Kentucky Derby. The new OTB venue powered by Cicero’s Hawthorne Race Course, will be located at 110 W. Etna Road. Hawthorne’s

ROCK FALLS – A Rock Falls man has been charged with  possession of child pornography Thursday. According to Illinois State Police, after a lengthy investigation, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Whiteside County Sheriff’s

OTTAWA – The Ottawa River Rescue Squad released official drawings of the their new station that’s expected to begin construction next month, weather permitting. The $800,000 project was awarded to Phalen Construction in Mendota. President Ryan Brooke says, the squad is excited about

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is sponsoring legislation that would support local hunters and sportsman by creating an easier and streamlined hunting and fishing license that would be valid for five years in Illinois.  Yednock-backed House Bill 1598 creates the option

CARLOCK – For the second time in a week, Illinois State Police Troopers seized over 12 pounds of purported cocaine in McLean County. According to authorities, Troopers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Interstate 74 near Carlock on Thursday after allegedly observing a traffic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping two days of action on gun control, the House has passed legislation to allow a review period of up to 10 days for background checks on firearms purchases. Democrats led approval Thursday, 228-198, with a handful of defections and scant Republican support. The bill

MENDOTA – A family and their feline are safe after a house fire Wednesday night in Mendota. According to Paramedic and Fire Fighter Justin Setchell, they and the Troy Grove Fire Department were called just before midnight to the 300 block of U.S 34 for a basement fire. Authorities say the

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Officials at Southern Illinois University say the Carbondale school intends to create a nursing program. SIU-Carbondale interim provost Meera Komarraju said the Illinois Board of Higher Education will begin reviewing the school’s proposal about a month from now.