3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (192+ words) starvedrock.media Money confiscated from drug investigations is helping the Peru Police Department add to its drug enforcement efforts. The Peru City Council on Tuesday night approved $18,500 in funds to pay for K9 training and to bring on board a drug-sniffing…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (163+ words) starvedrock.media A handful of alleged drug dealers were indicted Tuesday in La Salle County. A grand jury handed down indictments for unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver to both 19-year-old Derek Lynch and 40-year-old Samantha Daniels…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (164+ words) starvedrock.media A family hurting after a tragic accident is saying good-bye to their two year old son Funeral services for Jack Isaac McLaughlin will be Saturday in Crossbridge Community Church of Ottawa.His parents, Nick and Laura remember Jack…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (78+ words) starvedrock.media Two men just under the age of 50 were arrested early Saturday morning in Streator. City police charged both 49-year old Martin Schneider and 48-year old Jose Hernandez with possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance. In…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (614+ words) Two Chicago area men are in jail after allegedly found with drugs outside La Salle Friday. State Police Troop 2 say they seized over 5800 pounds of cannabis from a semi on eastbound I-80 outside La Salle. 41-year old Mahmoud Bazrouk of Norridge…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (174+ words) starvedrock.media Extreme Heat Warning Issued For Bureau And Putnam Counties A motorcyclist was injured and ticketed after a wreck on the north side of Ottawa. First responders were called to the area of MBL Drive and East Dayton Road…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (103+ words) starvedrock.media After allegedly getting violent with two children, an Ottawa woman faces a couple of felony charges.Sixty-six-year-old Anna Cervantes was arrested Monday on a La Salle County warrant for two counts of aggravated battery of a child She…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) A man charged in the fatal domestic battery case near DePue still wants a change of venue but has dropped request to have a special prosecutor brought in to handle his case instead of the Bureau County State's Attorney. Forty-two-year-old…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (154+ words) A troubling discovery for law enforcement after pulling a U-Haul over in Pontiac. The Livingston County Sheriff's Office says a deputy on Thursday evening stopped a U-Haul box truck as part of a routine traffic stop at the Interstate 55 northbound…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) starvedrock.media After allegedly getting violent with a child, an Ottawa woman faces a couple of felony charges. Sixty-six-year-old Anna Cervantes was arrested Monday on a La Salle County warrant for two counts of aggravated battery of a child. She…...