Category Archives: Local News
Ex-McLean County woman charged with stealing $400,000 from kids charity
Carol Babbitt faces up to 20 years in prison, a $500,000 fine, and may be ordered to pay restitution if she’s convicted on the mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering charges. (WJBC File Ph...
Feb 10, 2020
UPDATED: Man captured early Saturday morning
Thomas Benge. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s Office)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A man who escaped from McLean County Sheriff Police Friday afternoon has been captured.In a Facebook post, th...
Feb 08, 2020
Man escapes custody in downtown Bloomington
Thomas Benge. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s Office)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local authorities are looking for a man who escaped custody Friday afternoon.The McLean County Sheriff’...
Feb 07, 2020
Salvation Army annual campaign falls short
Money raised during the annual Christmas Campaign helps support local programming at the organization throughout the year. (Facebook/Salvation Army) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The Salvation...
Feb 07, 2020
Rountree gets eight years in prison for daughter’s death
Richard Rountree, 31, of Normal. (Photo Normal Police Department) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The father of murder victim Rica Rountree pleaded guilty Thursday in McLean County Court to a fe...
Feb 06, 2020
Midwest Food Bank gets $45,000 donation for different programs
Midwest Food Bank is located at 2031 Warehouse Road in Normal. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – The Midwest Food Bank is getting a donation to help programs across Illinois and In...
Feb 06, 2020
OSF: Keep your heart healthy during National Heart Month
National Wear Red Day is Feb. 7 to bring greater attention to heart disease awareness as the leading cause of death for Americans. (Twitter/Heart & Stroke) By Neil Doyle PONTIAC – Feb...
Feb 06, 2020
Bloomington man facing felony count after punching officer at Law and Justice Center
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said the incident happened on January 27th. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is facing a class 3 felony after allegedly p...
Feb 05, 2020
NWS: Snow, ice expected into Thursday
Updated road condition can be found at gettingaroundillinois.com. (Photo Pixabay) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Winter weather is expected to hit most of the area starting Wednesday afternoon ...
Feb 05, 2020
Bloomington Hy-Vee, other locations no longer will be open 24 hours
The Bloomington Hy-Vee is located at 1403 North Veterans Parkway. (Facebook/Hy-Vee Bloomington) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Hy-Vee has announced a big change for most of its stores, inclu...
Feb 05, 2020
