Category Archives: Local News
ISP safety campaign deals with road rage
The latest Illinois State Police safety campaign is called "Road Rage – Don't Engage." (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – "Road Rage, Don't Engage" is the name of th...
Jan 10, 2024
McLean County under collision alert
By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Sheriff's Office has placed the county under a collision alert on Tuesday.According to the alert, which went into effect at 5 a.m., road conditions are ...
Jan 09, 2024
State Farm warning Illinois residents to take measures against frozen pipes
From August 2022 to August 2023, the insurance giant paid more than $806 Million for more than 32,000 claims of frozen pipes. (Pixabay)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – State Farm is asking Illinois resid...
Jan 08, 2024
Ahead of the snow storm, IDOT offers suggestions and tips
Wappel urged drivers to remember the state's Move Over Law, otherwise known as Scott's Law, by slowing down and changing lanes when approaching any stopped vehicle with flashing lights. (WJBC file pho...
Jan 08, 2024
ISP announces new road rage campaign
The campaign will be comprised of social media toolkits, billboards, and radio ads. (Facebook/IllinoisStatePolice)By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police announced a new educational c...
Jan 05, 2024
Illinois returns nearly $276 million in missing money for 2023
Claims can range from overlooked safes, unpaid insurance benefits, and forgotten bank accounts. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs' office announc...
Jan 05, 2024
Jury selection begins next week for Bloomington murder trial
The trial could last two weeks. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Jury selection begins Monday in a trial involving the murder of a Bloomington man in 2021.Kentrell Brown, ...
Jan 04, 2024 Photo courtesy: File
Illinois Attorney General warns of phone scams with AI voices
Phone scammers often invoke victim's loved ones to trick them into sending money or sharing personal information. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov)By WMBD-TVCHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is...
Jan 04, 2024
Georgia man ordered held in custody for deadly shooting of Peoria teen
Anderson faces charges of first-degree murder in connection with the April 9, 2022, shooting death of 17-year-old Kanye A. Stowers who was attending a party in Bloomington that day. (Flickr)By WMBD-TV...
Jan 04, 2024
Rivian production up, deliveries slightly down
Deliveries were a hair below 14,000, a decrease from the previous quarter. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Rivian Automotive ended 2023 by producing far more of its electric trucks...
Jan 04, 2024
