The attorney for an accused child killer from Normal acknowledges his client is guilty of domestic battery, but did not commit more serious charges, including murder.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Coroner identifies woman in fatal I-74 crash near Morton
A Metamora woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash Tuesday on Interstate 74.… MORE
UPDATED: One dead in I-74 crash
A key route from Peoria to Bloomington was closed for several hours on Tuesday while authorities investigated a fatal crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger car.… MORE
One person killed in crash on I-74 near Morton
A three-car crash on eastbound Interstate 74 Tuesday afternoon left one person dead.… MORE
ISP diverting traffic off I-74 after crash near Morton
A crash eastbound on Interstate 74 near Morton is causing traffic to be diverted off at exit 102, according to Illinois State Police.… MORE
ISP investigating death at Tazewell County Jail
A woman died Sunday after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Tazewell County Jail, according to authorities.… MORE
Suspected drunk driver accused of endangering two children in her van
A woman is free on bond after McLean County prosecutors charged her with endangering two children in her van because she had been drinking vodka before taking the wheel.… MORE
Woman dies in two-vehicle crash near Arrowsmith
A woman was killed and a man was injured Sunday afternoon when a passenger vehicle collided with a semi-tractor trailer just north of Arrowsmith in Eastern McLean County.… MORE
UPDATED: Normal Police locate vehicle of interest, driver in pedestrian’s death
Normal Police Rick Bleichner reported investigators have found a second vehicle of interest and identified its driver after a pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night while crossing Veterans Parkway in northeast Normal.… MORE
Man ideintifed in Veterans Parkway crash, police probing second vehicle of interest
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the man killed on Veterans Parkway Wednesday night, and Normal Police say a second vehicle may have been involved.… MORE
Blogs
WJBC Voices: Let’s build the Normal underpass
With winter upon us, consider what it takes to catch a northbound train at Amtrak’s Normal Uptown Station.
WJBC Voices: The irreplaceable gift
Periodically, and always at unexpected times, I get real insights from my son, Kyle, who lives in the Denver area.
WJBC Voices: Let’s have a fair but thorough investigation
In our hardened political atmosphere, rising above a defensive (or offensive) reaction, is going to take great skill.
WJBC Voices: Words fail me
One of the sayings that was popular in the law enforcement community back then was that “There’s no Miranda north of I-80.”