Category Archives: Local News
Forecasters assessing damage from Wednesday storms
While severe storms hit northern sections of Illinois, Central Illinois drivers dealt with poor visibility due to dust blown by high winds. (Photo Patti Penn/WJBC)By Illinois Radio NetworkThere’...
May 18, 2017
Kinzinger: Mueller can remove politics from Trump, Russia probe
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he believes Robert Mueller can lead an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia without political interference. (Photo courtesy wwwcspan.org/...
May 18, 2017
Bowles Street in Normal to close
(Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WJBC StaffNOMRAL - Bowles Street between Main Street and Normal Avenue will be closed Thursday and Friday.The road closure is for water main installation. Starting Monday, U...
May 18, 2017
Report: BHS linked to solicitation and trading of nude photos on web
(Photo Courtesy flickr/Sharaf)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Nude photographs, supposedly of former students at Bloomington High School, are featured on image boards of a website in whic...
May 17, 2017
Murder victim Pamela Zimmerman feared ex-husband would become “ballistic”
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A client of murdered Bloomington financial planner P...
May 17, 2017
Lower bond denied for Bloomington woman awaiting sentencing for murder
Sarah Mellor awaits a July 18 sentencing hearing for second degree murder.(Woodford County photo)By Greg HalbleibEUREKA – A Woodford County judge has refused to reduce bond for a Bloomington wom...
May 17, 2017
Judge rejects Zimmerman search warrant objections
McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski struck down a defense request in the Kirk Zimmerman murder trial to question the validity of 15 search warrants. (pool photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A McLe...
May 17, 2017
LaHood considers Trump allegations serious; not ready for independent probe
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said former FBI Director James Comey should testify before Congress to explain allegations that President Trump had asked him to stop his investigation of fired National Securit...
May 17, 2017
Original Pancake House to open on former restaurant site
Original Pancake House operates a location in Champaign. (Google Street View photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Bloomington-Normal will soon have another restaurant option for breakfast, and it w...
May 17, 2017
Amtrak service could be slowed by freight train derailment in Logan County
Amtrak is extending bus service in Logan County following a freight train derailment Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockELKHART – Amtrak is bringing in more buses for passengers in Loga...
May 16, 2017
