By WMBD-TV HUDSON – The Illinois State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash that sent two to the hospital on Saturday. According to the ISP, the crash occurred on Interstate 39 near Hudson at about 8:53 a.m. A car was following a semi-truck. When the truck slowed down due to traffic, the car struck the…… MORE
Planted area is estimated at 10.8 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.65 million acres, is down 4 percent from 2023.… MORE
Officers peacefully de-escalated a domestic disturbance situation Thursday afternoon in Normal.… MORE
A facility that would be built on the west side of Rivian Motorway was unanimously supported by Normal’s Planning Commission Thursday night.… MORE
By WMBD-TV CENTRAL ILLINOIS – October has been off to a warm start but that may not stop our first frost from reaching Central Illinois early next week. A cold front will work it’s way through the region from Friday night through Saturday night. As the front pushes through, a few showers and storms will…… MORE
Normal police have arrested two men for their alleged connection to a shooting incident near Lincoln and Beech streets on Saturday.… MORE
By WMBD-TV PEORIA – The American Red Cross is asking for people to help donate blood, platelets and plasma to those affected by recent hurricanes. The Red Cross said in a news release that blood and platelet donations are “critically needed” to help restore their supplies. The recent storms and their aftermath have forced more…… MORE
By WMBD-TV ILLINOIS – In an effort to reduce air pollution caused by public transportation, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is offering up $27 million to some of the state’s transit agencies to buy electric buses. “It’s no secret that transportation is the leading source of climate pollution—and it’s now time to incorporate a cleaner,…… MORE
There were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending October 6, 2024.… MORE
Nonreporting probation and a fine was the sentence for seven people who were charged earlier this year with illegally trespassing on the Illinois State University campus while protesting the war in Gaza.… 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…