Category Archives: Local News
West Nile season is here
The start of May marks the beginning of West Nile season. (WJBC File Photo)By Connor BoydBLOOMINGTON – The start of warmer weather means that mosquito season is officially here. Starting M...
May 31, 2015
ISU approves modest tuition increase
ISU’s Board of Trustees voted on Saturday in favor of a tution and fees increase. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Incoming students at Illinois State University will pay a...
May 30, 2015
529 Savings Plan looks to help college students shrink debt
Seven of ten Illinois students graduate college in debt. (Photo courtesy Flickr/401(k)2013)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – As costs of college tuition rise across the country, so does the need to have...
May 30, 2015
BPD searching for missing 30-year-old
(Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is seeking help as they search for a missing person. Antonio Conely, 30, of Bloo...
May 30, 2015
Midwest Food Bank, Red Cross assist storm victims in Texas
Midwest Food Bank supplies were delivered to Oklahoma earlier in May as part of a tornado relief mission. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Midwest Food Bank) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Some nasty weath...
May 30, 2015
Man faces DUI after allegedly going 80 in a 30
The man was arrested Friday morning. (WJBC File Photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a man accused of driving the wrong way down Washington Street at a high rate o...
May 29, 2015
McLean County Sheriff warns of jury duty scam
(WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is warning residents about a jury duty scam. Sandage explained a scammer is calling citizens claiming to be f...
May 29, 2015
Armed robbery suspect pleads not guilty
By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A man charged in connection with a suspected armed robbery earlier this month has pleaded not guilty.Toby Bernal, 34, was arraigned Friday on home invasion and armed r...
May 29, 2015
Arraignment for former Allin Township fire chief delayed
Joshua Deterding is charged with official misconduct, felony theft and money laundering. (Photo courtesy of the McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The arraignment for the former fire ...
May 29, 2015
Hometown Military News: May 29, 2015
Hometown Military News for May 29, 2015:The Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard to RetireSPRINGFIELD – The Adjutant General of the Illinois, Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Krumrei, sent the fol...
May 29, 2015
