The Morris Police Department announced Thursday that officers were called to a fight in the 200 block of Waverly Street, where witnesses said an 18-year-old woman had been stabbed.

A 44-year-old Morris man is being charged with three counts of first degree murder in the death of his mother in August 2024.

Both Minooka Elementary and high school districts have announced Wednesday will be an eLearning day anticipating a snow storm, and Mazon Verona Kinsman Elementary and Middle Schools will be releasing at 12:05 p.m. and 12:10 p.m.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office issued a statement Thursday that Emily Johnson, 34, of W. Southmor Road and her three-month-old son Silas Iennarella, are missing.

A combination of cold weather, a non-functioning furnace and illnesses have caused the City of Morris to cancel its meeting Tuesday.

The cold weather throughout Central Illinois has led Morris Community High School and Morris Elementary to use e-learning days on Tuesday, while Saratoga Elementary will have a day off.

Scott T. Marizza, 40, Coal City, was struck by a train at around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday.

Every rail crossing in Coal City except the crossing at Carbon Hill Road closed Wednesday while police investigated the death of a pedestrian struck by a train at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Morris Police Department has arrested Jerrell Blake, 35, Morris, as a suspect in the killing of James Arellano, 25, Morris, who died at 3:12 a.m. Monday due to a gunshot wound.