Category Archives: Local News
Nonstop Las Vegas flights coming to Central Illinois Regional Airport
The new service will start August 12 and runs twice a week. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Frontier Airlines will provide new nonstop flights from Central Illinois Regional...
Jun 22, 2021
Weekly USDA crop report
The corn condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. (Facebook/IL Corn) By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 6.1 days suitabl...
Jun 22, 2021
Red Cross: Blood needed as Type O blood reaches half-a-day supply
Lyn Hruska, Executive Director of the Central Illinois chapter spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As things slowly return to business as ...
Jun 21, 2021
U of I will require COVID vaccine for students
The university sent the following message to students, faculty and staff Monday regarding vaccination guidelines for the fall semester.(Facebook/University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) By Neil D...
Jun 21, 2021
UPDATE: Missing girl from Bloomington located
Destiny Day, 11, of Bloomington was reported missing on Sunday. (Photo Bloomington Police Department)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Police say a missing girl from Bloomington has been located.BPD sa...
Jun 21, 2021
ISU’s first woman president to receive $375K annual salary, trustees pay bonus to outgoing leader
Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy’s contract with ISU enables her to be a tenured professor in the School of Biological Sciences, but she won’t get additional pay for that position. (Photo courtesy Ill...
Jun 21, 2021
Former Bloomington mayor weighs candidacy for newly-drawn Illinois House seat
Tari Renner, who is 63, is a long time political science professor at Illinois Wesleyan University. (Facebook/Tari Renner)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Now that Tari Renner is no longer Bloomington...
Jun 21, 2021
Community continue to voice their concerns at Unit 5 school board meeting
Around 200 people attended the meeting. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINIGTON – Parents, teachers, students, and even former students– all shared their concerns o...
Jun 18, 2021
ISU Director of Canine Behavior and Cognition Laboratory warning not to leave dogs in hot cars
Dr. Valeri Farmer-Dougan, director of the Canine Behavior and Cognition Laboratory (CBCL) at Illinois State University spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy Pixabay/File)By Blake HaasB...
Jun 18, 2021
McLean County Sheriff: still waiting to transfer prisoners
Sherriff Sandage spoke with our news partner, Heart of Illinois ABC. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Sheriff has a message for the Illinois Dep...
Jun 18, 2021
