A 23-year-old Streator man was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Kinsman.

A 3-year-old child was killed and a suspect was injured following an officer-involved shooting early Sunday morning in rural DePue, according to information from the family and a news release the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office.

After serving as chief of the Streator Police Department since 2022, John Franklin announced his retirement from the department on Friday, with Deputy Chief Robert Wood set to serve as interim chief while city officials search for a permanent replacement.

Firefighters were dispatched a little before 8 a.m. to the plant in the 1500 block of Titanium Drive. Upon arrival, firefighters witnessed white smoke coming from the building and confirmed it was a magnesium fire, Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner said.

Ottawa police have charged a man in connection with the early Saturday shooting at the Zeller Inn.

A shooting on early Saturday morning at Zeller Inn in Ottawa left one person hospitalized.

A homeless man has been charged after a woman in her 60s was found unconscious with injuries in a wooded area in Ottawa on Thursday night.

At 9:11 p.m., a severe squall line capable of producing tornadoes and extensive straight-line wind damage was located along a line extending from near Grand Ridge to near South Streator to Flanagan to near Gridley, moving east at 45 mph, the weather service said.

A tornado warning was issued at 7:45 p.m. Friday for Bureau and Putnam counties, though officials in both had no immediate confirmation of a touchdown. A rotating cloud may have set off the alert.