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WVLI News UpdateThursday, July 31, 2025No injuries reported when semis collide just outside Manteno5000 East Road and 9000 North Road east of Manteno were closed for about three hours yesterday after two semi trucks collided. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 1 yesterday afternoon when the semi traveling south on 5000 east road turned on 9000 north road in front of the other semi. No one was injured in the crash. Secret Food Pantry today in BourbonnaisAnother of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events is scheduled for the V...2025-07-3107 minWVLI News UpdateWednesday, July 30, 2025Kankakee County Fair opens todayThe Kankakee County Fair opens today at the fairgrounds just south of Kankakee.Crime Stoppers Tip of the WeekKankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking for information about an attempted burglary that happened July 21st at a shed in rural Reddick. Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward. 2025-07-3006 minWVLI News UpdateTuesday, July 29, 2025Livingston County Task Force arrests Kankakee manA Kankakee man has been arrested by Fairbury Police following an investigation into alleged sex crimes against a child. According to a press release from the Crimes Happening Against Our Students Task Force, 42 year old Jacob D. McCorkle of Kankakee was taken into custody by Fairbury Police early Monday morning in Forrest for allegedly attempting to meet a child for sexual purposes. McCorkle has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a child, among other charges. Alabama man arrested a...2025-07-2906 minWVLI News UpdateMonday, July 28, 2025Notable Night Sky NewsTime now to find out what's happening overhead this week. MSMF Scholarship WinnersThe Merchant Street Music Fest Music Education Scholarship Winners were announced Saturday at the fest in Kankakee. King said they received over 30 applicants for the music education scholarship this year and plan to offer the scholarships again next year. Heat Advisory again todayA heat advisory goes into effect for us at noon today and runs through eight tonight. The Nat...2025-07-2805 min
The Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJuly 26, 20252025-07-2605 minWVLI News UpdateFriday, July 25, 2025Drought concerns deepenDespite recent rains, drought concerns continue to worsen across the county. The latest map released Thursday by the US Drought Monitor now puts 10 percent of Kankakee County in the "severe drought" category, with just over 70 percent of the county in "moderate drought" and the remaining 20 percent listed as "abnormally dry". That's a significant change from last week when about 50 percent of the county was considered in "moderate drought" and none of the county was listed as in "severer drought". Today's map lists 80 percent of Iroquois County as "abnormally dry" with the other 20...2025-07-2507 minWVLI News UpdateThursday, July 24, 2025Jasper County Fair continues today in Rensselaer The Jasper County fair is running all this week in Rensselaer Indiana. With a look at today's events. The fair runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds in Rensselaer.Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series continues tonightThe Kankakee Municipal Band Summer Concert Series continues tonight at the Palzer Band Shell in Bird Park. The free concert starts at seven tonight at the Palzer Band Shell in Bird Park. The Municipal Band's summer concert series runs through August 7th.2025-07-2406 minWVLI News UpdateWednesday, July 23, 2025Heat and HealthWith temperatures in the 90's and a heat index over 100 for the next few days, it’s important to take the necessary precautions to avoid illnesses such as heat exhaustion. Chapman added you should avoid sun exposure for long periods of time when extreme heat watches and warnings are in place. If you do need to be out in the sun, Chapman says you should wear a hat, along with sun screen, and drink plenty of water. Jasper County Fair continuesThe Jasper County fair...2025-07-2305 minWVLI News UpdateTuesday, July 22, 2025Bourbonnais hires news Police ChiefThe Village of Bourbonnais has a new Police Chief. During last night's Village Board meeting, Mayor Jeff Keast announced his pick for law enforcement's top spot in the Village. That vote was not without its controversy as the majority of the trustees stated while giving their vote they had concerns about the way the search was conducted. Many feeling the Village Trustees had been left out of the decision making process, taking away the "advise and consent" guaranteed them by Village Ordinance. For his part, Chief Morefield said with h...2025-07-2207 minWVLI News UpdateMonday, July 21, 2025Friday night crash kills oneIllinois State Police report a two-car crash on Route 45/52 near Manteno Friday evening killed a Minooka man. According to reports, it was just after 8:30 Friday night when the car driven by 54-year-old Marc Eyman of Minooka was westbound on 10-thousand North Road, failed to stop at 45/52 and was hit broadside by a northbound car. Reports say both cars ended up in a field northwest of the intersection. Eyman was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries. County Coroner Bob Gessner says a preliminary autopsy shows Eyman died...2025-07-2104 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJuly 19, 20252025-07-1904 minWVLI News UpdateFriday, July 18, 2025Iroquois County Fair FridayThe Iroquois County Fair continues today. The Iroquois County Fair runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds just outside Crescent City.What to do this weekend around Kankakee County It's another weekend and time to find out about some of the activities going on around the area with Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee CountyDrought concerns deepenDespite recent rainfall, drought concerns continue to grow around the area. The latest map just rele...2025-07-1805 minWVLI News UpdateThursday, July 17, 2025Milner Media Farm Services Director Mike Perrine passes at 83Word reached us Wednesday afternoon of the passing of Milner Media Farm Services Director Mike Perrine. Mike's radio career spanned some six decades, including a stint with Tribune Radio Networks, where he worked alongside industry giants Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson. In 1995 Mike came to the Kankakee area to begin his time as farm director for another local radio station, before moving to Milner Media in 2013. In November 2023, he was inducted into the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Mike was 83 years old. 2025-07-1706 minWVLI News UpdateWednesday, July 16, 2025Crime Stoppers Tip of the WeekLocal law enforcement agencies are investigating two burglaries that happened early Sunday morning. Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward.Iroquois County Fair continuesIt’s day two of the Iroquois County Fair in Crescent City. The Iroquois County Fair runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds just outside Crescent City. Herscher residents still need to conserve The water crisis is over in the Village of Hersch...2025-07-1606 minWVLI News UpdateTuesday, July 15, 2025Iroquois County Deputies announce weekend arrestsIroquois County Sheriff's Police report a pair of weekend arrests. Friday night deputies were called to Loda for a disturbance. While investigating the disturbance, Iroquois County Sheriff's Police made contact with 33-year-old Skylar Cannon of Hoopeston. Cannon was found to be driving an allegedly stolen car. Cannon was arrested by deputies for possession of a stolen motor vehicle.Iroquois County Deputies were also called to Onarga Friday night by paramedics who said they'd been attacked while working on a patient. 19-year-old Joseph Burke of...2025-07-1506 minWVLI News UpdateMonday, July 14, 20252025-07-1405 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJuly 12, 20252025-07-1206 minWVLI News UpdateFriday, July 11, 2025: Drought updates, river dredging progress, weekend events, a burglary report, and the Newton County Fair.Drought concerns grow across the region Drought concerns are growing again across the area. The latest map just released today by the US Drought monitor puts about 19 percent of the county in "moderate drought". That number is unchanged from last week, but the other 81 percent of the county is now considered "abnormally dry", up from 64 percent last week. The latest map has six percent of Iroquois County rates as in "moderate drought" with the other 94 percent rated "abnormally dry". Today's map puts 34 percent of Ford County and 48 percent of Grundy County in the "moderate drought" c...2025-07-1107 minWVLI News UpdateThursday, July 10, 2025: Busy weekend at "The Grove" in Bourbonnais, Bomb squad called in after grenade found in Wilmington home, Newton County Punkin' Vine Fair continues, Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series continues tonight,Busy weekend at "The Grove" in BourbonnaisThings are going to be busy at the Grover behind Village hall in Bourbonnais this weekend. Village of Bourbonnais Marketing and Community Engagement Director Lindy Casey says it all starts tonight with "Dinner and Movie on the Green". Casey says food and desert trucks will be available from five til eight tomorrow night as well. Then Sunday the Grove hosts "unplug and play" from one til four in the afternoon. Oversized lawn games and activities while you put the electronic devices down for a few hours. ...2025-07-1008 minWVLI News UpdateWednesday, June 9, 2025: Crime Stoppers tip of the Week, Newton County Punkin' Vine Fair continues today, Kankakee County Board makes plans to buy hovercraftCrime Stoppers tip of the WeekLocal law enforcement continues to look for clues about who was involved in a fatal shooting the first of the year. Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers Tip of the WeekNewton County Punkin' Vine Fair continues todayThe Newton County Punkin Vine Fair continues today. Fair Publicity Director The fair runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds just outside Kentland. Kankakee County Board makes plans to buy ho...2025-07-0909 minWVLI News UpdateTuesday, June 8, 2025: Bourbonnais Trustees hear appropriations ordinance, Career Center Road study coming, Newton County Punkin' Vine Fair continues todayBourbonnais Trustees hear appropriations ordinanceDuring Monday night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting, trustees heard the first reading of an ordinance that would set the legal spending limits on all funds in the village for the next fiscal year. Latz said the main reason for the about 300-thousand dollar drop in the budget was the completion of the Grove project behind Village Hall. A public hearing on the ordinance will be held before the next Board meeting on July 21st. Career Center Road study comingDuring last ni...2025-07-0807 minWVLI News UpdateNewton County Fair starts today, Haas holds school supply drive, Haas holds school supply driveNewton County Fair starts todayThe Newton County Punkin Vine Fair starts today. The fair runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds just outside Kentland. Haas holds school supply drive79th District Illinois State Representative Jackie Haas starts her 2nd Annual School Supply Drive today. School supply items can be dropped off at Representative Haas’s new office inside the first floor of the Clock Tower Centre building on South Schuyler in Kankakee from now until July 21st. The collected supplies will be passed out at National Night...2025-07-0706 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJuly 5, 20252025-07-0505 minWVLI News UpdateSheriffs department reminds you "don't drink and drive", City of Kankakee to celebrate the 4th,Sheriffs department reminds you "don't drink and drive"You should think twice before getting behind the wheel after you’ve had a few drinks this 4th of July weekend. Kankakee County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski says they will have extra patrols out on the roadways looking for impaired drivers.City of Kankakee to celebrate the 4thIt’s the 4th of July holiday weekend, and that means plenty of activities on the river in Kankakee. It all starts at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon on the KCC side of the Kankake...2025-07-0307 minWVLI News UpdateAuthorities release names in murder/suicide, IL counties to move?, State to require lead testing of infants and toddlers, Crime Stoppers Tip of the WeekAuthorities release names in murder/suicideBradley Police have released the names of the three people found dead in a home early Monday morning. According to the press release, all three victims were related. 89 year old Wayne McCarty, 88 year old Patricia McCarty, and 61 year old Michael McCarty. All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene of what police say appears to be a murder suicide. An autopsy determined the cause of death was by a firearm.IL counties to move?A commission with six Hoosiers...2025-07-0205 minWVLI News UpdateBusy travel season underway, Feds want jail time for one of ComEd four, Indiana tax increases, New laws start today in IL 200% on cigarettesBusy travel season underwayMore than 72-million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July holiday. Triple-A says most will travel by car with the busiest travel days being tomorrow and Sunday, July 6th. The TSA expects to screen more than 18-million air travelers between today and next Monday.Feds want jail time for one of ComEd fourFederal prosecutors are calling for one of the so-called "ComEd Four" to be sentenced to more than four and a half years in prison. The recommendation for...2025-07-0107 minWVLI News UpdateDHS chases suspect through St. Anne, Weekend crash in Wilmington, Notable Night Sky News June 30, 2025DHS chases suspect through St. AnneSt. Anne Police report an attempted traffic stop by the Feds early Sunday morning ended up in a chase. In a Facebook post, St. Anne Police say it was early Sunday morning when agents from the Department of Homeland Security tried to stop a car. Instead of stopping, the suspect allegedly backed into the officers car and sped away. While there's no word of where the chase began, DHS agents chased the car through St. Anne where the suspect allegedly stopped in the backyard of a house and took...2025-06-3006 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJune 28, 20252025-06-2804 minWVLI News UpdateFriendship Festival Friday activities, Fishing Derby starts today, What to do this weekend around Kankakee CountyFriendship Festival Friday activitiesThe 50th Annual Bourbonnais Friendship Festival continues today and runs through Sunday at The Grove in Bourbonnais. Fishing Derby starts todayThe 42 Annual Kankakee River Fishing Derby kicks off today and runs through next Sunday. President of the Northern Illinois Anglers Association, Ken Munjoy, says the derby is very family oriented.To find out how to register and for more details, visit kankakee fishing derby dot com. The Milner Media Fish this year are Morgan Walleye, Billie Eyefish, and Hooked O...2025-06-2707 minWVLI News UpdateFriendship Festival, Bill to Ban AI Therapists, Kankakee Municipal Band Concert SeriesFriendship Festival continues today in BourbonnaisThe 50th Annual Bourbonnais Friendship Festival continues today and runs through Sunday at The Grove in Bourbonnais. Justin Munson with today’s lineup of events.Thursday gas pricesGas prices continue to climb as the summer travel season approaches. Triple-A says the average cost for a gallon of regular no-lead gas is running three-dollars-49 cents on average across the Land of Lincoln. That's up three cents overnight. Locally the cost for a gallon of gas jumped by another nickle overnight to th...2025-06-2607 minWVLI News UpdateFirework Safety, West Nile Virus, Crash kills 3 peopleIL Fire Marshal urges firework safetyThe Illinois State Fire Marshal is urging fireworks safety over the July 4th holiday. The National Fire Protection Association says fireworks started more than 31-thousand fires in 2022. These fires caused an estimated six deaths, dozens of injuries and 109-million-dollars in direct property damage. These fires aren't only caused by commercial fireworks, but also by novelty fireworks that are sometimes purchased at local supermarkets.IL officials announce first human West Nile Virus case of the yearThe CDC is confirming the first human case of...2025-06-2507 minWVLI News UpdateFormer GCMS teacher ordered held until trial/Route 49 closed for repairFormer GCMS teacher ordered held until trialA former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley teacher charged with sexually abusing a student will remain in custody. Robert Dinkins was denied pre-trial released while appearing in Ford County court yesterday. He was arrested earlier this month in Macon, Georgia on charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. An investigation was launched in March after the parents of a GCMS student said their child had received concerning texts from Dinkins. The investigation found that Dinkins had participated in sexual activities with a high-school age student.Route 49 clos...2025-06-2406 minWVLI News UpdateRecord Breaking Weather for July 4th/IL Unemployment Remains UnchangedNotable Night Sky News w/Madeline ShepleyLet's find out now what's going on in the sky this week. With our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at OlivetIL unemployment unchangedIllinois' unemployment rate remains the same. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate was unchanged at four-point-eight percent last month. Non-farm payroll jobs were up slightly to over six-point-one-million in May.July 4th travel expected to...2025-06-2305 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJune 21, 20252025-06-2104 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJune 14, 20252025-06-1404 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowJune 7, 20252025-06-0704 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowMay 31, 20252025-05-3104 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowMay 24, 20252025-05-2406 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowMay 17, 20252025-05-1704 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowMay 10, 20252025-05-1004 minThe Valley's Lawn & Garden ShowMay 3, 20252025-05-0304 min
Kankakee Podcast#63: Tim Milner - Milner Media PartnersMilner Media Partners began all the way back in 1983. Tim Milner and his brother Tommy were attending a Sox game together in Chicago. Before going to the game, they stopped at a bar nearby the stadium. The bar was playing 99.9 FM. The two brothers had been trying to buy their own radio station for awhile and really loved what they heard on 99.9 FM. They went to the payphone at the bar and called the station to ask who the owner was. Tim and Tommy found out the station was in fact for sale and eventually purchased it...2022-10-101h 13
Starve The ArtsEpisode 5/ Jacques LaMoreA podcaster interviewing another podcaster? Unheard of. Jacques is the host of the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast (do yourself a favor and listen to it!) and is also the Production Director & Morning Show Host at Milner Broadcasting- WVLI, WIVR, WFAV, & WYUR. When he's not kicking around the idea of getting back to fronting a Green Day cover band, Jacques is talking to punk rockers of every tier in the music biz. Like, listen, and follow Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! 2021-05-011h 26