By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – A 20-year-old male who had been shot was discovered at Bloomington park on Sunday afternoon. According to BPD, the shooting had occurred at Alton Depot Park a little after 2:30 on Sunday. The injured males wound is not thought to be life-threatening. No one has been arrested, and there is…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been arrested in connection to a shooting incident on Sunday. According to a Bloomington police press release, the shooting occurred at approximately 1:45 a.m. near Main and Kelsey Streets. Officers later found evidence that a shooting occurred on the scene. Officers identified Noral Johnson as a suspect…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Four dollar gas is on the table for the summer of 2023 here in Illinois, and five dollars won’t be out of question as OPEC has cut oil production. OPEC, known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has announced that it will be cutting production by more than…… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Illinois State University was one of four universities to receive Early Childhood Faculty Preparation Grants from the Illinois Board of Higher Education on Thursday. According to a press release, $3.37 million in grant funding will be going to public and private universities across Illinois to implement programs of study for a…… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Alex Williams made local history with his win in the consolidated elections on Tuesday. He is the first African-American man elected to Unit 5’s School Board. “It feels great to be the first African-American male to be seated on the school here at Unit 5,” said Williams. “I was aware that…… MORE
By WMBD-TV & Jake Fogal NORMAL – The Unit 5 School District is getting a lifeline in hopes of crawling out of a nearly $12 million deficit. Voters said “Yes” to a tax rate referendum on Tuesday after previously rejecting the referendum in November. In 2024 the education fund tax rate will change from $2.72…… MORE
By WMBD-TV MACKINAW – There are new updates in an alleged October 2021 murder-for-hire plot in rural Mackinaw. Dahlia Bolin, 16, was transferred to adult court on March 31, according to Tazewell County State’s Attorney Kevin Johnson. Prosecutors say Bolin was 15 when she offered money to 20-year-old Sage Raeuber, 19-year-old Nathaniel Maloney and 18-year-old Andre Street…… MORE
By Jake Fogal TAZEWELL COUNTY – In the aftermath of Tuesday’s severe weather, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman offered a helping hand to Fulton County. Late on Tuesday, the Fulton County Clerks and Recorder’s office made an announcement that their office would be closed today and that staff members would be coming and going as…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Illinois gas prices are up over 15 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.83. According to GasBuddy price reports, gas in Illinois is 32 cents higher than a month ago and and down nearly 60 cents from last year. The lowest price in the state this week was…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Following a fatal collision in Bloomington early this week, a woman has been charged with a DUI. The woman has been identified as 38 year old Lakeisha Johnson according to Bloomington Police spokesperson Brandt Parsley. According to court documents from McLean County, Johnson is charged with DUI and aggravated DUI…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…