By WMBD TV WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Two men have been arrested in connection with the Heartland Bank and Trust robbery on June 4. Willie B. Franklin, 50, was arrested in Fort Myers, Florida, and Marcellus D. Ward, 48, was arrested in Tazewell County. Both were arrested on Wednesday. The Washington Police Department re...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Last year, as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," Congress cut off Medicaid eligibility to nearly all groups of noncitizens except lawful permanent residents, effective Oct. 1. To comply with the new federal rules, sta...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - More than 7,000 people are without power after storms rolled into the area Wednesday afternoon. A majority of the outages are occurring in the northern part of Peoria County, with 2 outages affecting 800 or more customers each in Chillicothe, according to the Ameren Illinois outage map. One of tho...

WJBC has your chance to win a 4-pack of Action Splash Day Passes to Knights Action Park for some Summer Fun! Knights Action Park in Springfield, IL has so much to do, it can easily fill an entire day with summer fun! They have a golf range, miniature golf, go carts, batting cages and of course the water park! Find out ...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries is having a series of upcoming Bridal Gown Shows, including one in the Bloomington-Normal area. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, the Bloomington Bridal Show will take place at the Goodwill located at 302 Landmark Drive in Normal, said Shel...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - After 27 years with the Peoria Fire Department, one of its division leaders is headed to Normal to take up a new position. Division Chief of Prevention Nate Rice announced he will retire from the Peoria department on July 3 and will join the Normal Fire Department as an assistant chief....

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having drugs and guns at his home after it was raided by police. Matthew C. Smith, 46, was booked into the Peoria County Jail on a slew of charges, including armed violence, unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, and for allegedly possessin...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - National Meal Prep Day is celebrated to encourage people to start meal prepping and receive the financial and health benefits. Meal prepping helps you eat healthier foods while also saving money at the grocery store by preparing meals in advance to heat up and eat throughout the we...