Category Archives: Local News
5k run kicks off MC Strong fundraisers
The Corn Crib hosted the MC Strong 5k run on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Michael Collins Foundation)By Eric StockNORMAL – Saturday marked the start of a week’s worth of events to ho...
Apr 23, 2016
Hometown Military News: April 22, 2016
UH-72 Lakota pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Manhart, gives the drug interdiction agents a safety brief prior to the agents departing on an orientation flight at Central Illinois Regional Airpo...
Apr 22, 2016
Man from Normal arrested in 2015 shooting
Police have taken Timothy Herrington, 30, from Normal into custody for his role in a shooting in the 1300 block of Linden Street. (WJBC File Photo)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police have arrested a ma...
Apr 22, 2016
Bloomington man convicted of beating his mother
Roger Kinnerson has been convicted of aggravated domestic battery. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been found guilty of brutally beating hi...
Apr 20, 2016
Lisa Madigan backs bill to help sex assault victims
Madigan is backing a bill from a Champaign Senator to encourage more sexual assault victims to come forward. (Facebook/Lisa Madigan)By Terry JamesIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is supporting l...
Apr 20, 2016
Cottage Avenue in Bloomington to close
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Cottage Avenue between Martin Luther King Drive and Seminary Street will be closed immediately to traffic.Work will start immediately and the lane will remain closed u...
Apr 20, 2016
Heartland board eliminates 23 positions
Cost cutting measures are being put in place at Heartland Community College. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesNORMAL – Despite the pleas of parents, students, and players Heartland Community Colle...
Apr 19, 2016
Jensen looks at diversity as he takes on new role at IWU
Eric Jensen was named Illinois Wesleyan’s 19th president in September. (Photo courtesy IWU)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan University’s new president has been on the jo...
Apr 19, 2016
Pekin doctor death under investigation
From our news partners at WMBDPEKIN- Pekin Police are investigating the death of a doctor at Pekin Hospital.Detective Mike Eeten of the Pekin Police Department said that officers responded to a welfar...
Apr 19, 2016
Durbin: Split vote on immigration would lead to ‘chaos’
U.S. Dick Durbin said he’s not sure if there are enough vote on the Supreme Court to uphold President’s Obama’s executive actions on immigration. (Photo by Illinois Radio Network)By ...
Apr 19, 2016
