Category Archives: Local News
ISU professor talks challenges, rewards of owning a business
ISU Professor Terry Noel said owning your own business in a changing economy can be very profitable. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Starting a new business and becoming your own boss...
Apr 24, 2016
Ameren changes the look of your electric bill
Ameren is updating the information provided on their monthly statements. (Logo provided by Ameren)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Your next Ameren electric bill may look a little different.Ameren Sp...
Apr 24, 2016
Mysterious illness spreading in Illinois
The Director of Public Health in Illinois is concerned about the spread of Elizabethkingia. (Flickr/Nathan Reading)By Terry JamesSPRINGFIELD – A mysterious disease is spreading in Illinois. Eliz...
Apr 24, 2016
Bloomington musician recalls encounters with Prince
Prince performs Purple Rain at a concert in 2007. (Photo courtesy YouTube/johnny lopez aliaga) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A local musician who said he met Prince several times over the years fo...
Apr 23, 2016
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 Stock NORMAL – Saturday marked the start of a week’s worth of events to ...
Apr 23, 2016
Fischer sentenced to eight years in prison
Danielle Bagley, formerly Danielle Fischer, appears on the witness stand during Nicholas Compton’s murder trial. (Photo courtesy WMBD) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman has b...
Apr 22, 2016
Dietz: ‘Funding will help in short term, but work isn’t done’
Dietz said the newly passed bill will help ISU in the short term, but more work must be done. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – A bill passed today by state legislators gives n...
Apr 22, 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
Connect Transit offers free rides on Earth Day
Connect Transit is offering free rides on Earth Day. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Connect Transit will be celebrating Earth Day by offering a Free Ride Day to everyone in Bloomington...
Apr 22, 2016
