A Bloomington woman is accused of stabbing her mother approximately 15 times early Saturday morning.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Local man arrested for recent Bloomington shootings
Bloomington police have made an arrest in connection to recent shootings that injured two juveniles.… MORE
NPD: Woman attacked while jogging on trail
Normal police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking a woman on the Constitution Trail. … MORE
ISP looking for answers 16 years after Streator boy’s murder
Illinois State Police are turning to social media in an effort to find more leads in the 2003 death of 7-year old Dalton Mesarchik of Streator.… MORE
Blaze tears through Bloomington apartment house
A fire caused heavy damage to an apartment house late Sunday night on Bloomington’s near east side.… MORE
Mourners pledge to “never forget” motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash
Dozens of motorcycle riders revved up their engines Friday afternoon at Miller Park to honor Corey Cottrell, 39, from Normal, who died in a hit-and-run crash last month at Main Street and MacArthur Avenue.… MORE
UPDATE: Suspect charged after standoff with local police
A male suspect is in custody after a standoff Friday afternoon with Bloomington and Normal police.… MORE
BPD: Boy shot on city’s near west side
A juvenile boy was shot Friday in the 400 block of North Lee Street, according to Bloomington Police.… MORE
UPDATE: I-74 reopen after crash that killed trucker
Illinois State Police said I-74 is reopen after two semi-trucks collided Wednesday afternoon near Carlock and killed one man.… MORE
UPDATED: Coroner identifies trucker killed in fiery I-74 crash
The Woodford County Coroner said Wednesday night it was a Danville man killed in a fiery crash between two semis hours earlier in a construction zone between Bloomington and Peoria.… MORE
Blogs
WJBC Voices: New name, new mascot
Several years ago, after the Politically Correct Athletic Association extorted the University of Illinois not to use any Native American symbols for its teams, I declared the name Fighting Illini meaningless…
WJBC Voices: Migrants deserve better
As we recently marked July 4 and our nation’s independence, it’s hard to feel celebratory when one looks at our Southern border.
WJBC Voices: Plus ca change…
No Neck and his Democratic buddies patted themselves on the back and told us how happy we should all be now that we have a “balanced” budget for the first time in years.
WJBC Voices: Bipartisan fixing the pothole
Now that the spring legislative session is over, it’s amazing to reflect all that was completed: a balanced budget, legalized cannabis and a long-overdue infrastructure bill to fix our roads and bridges.