Category Archives: Local News
Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
Tracks through a farmer's field show the path of a black Jeep that hit a building housing an after-school program in Chatham. The Jeep was driven by Marianne Akers, a former employee of the Illinois S...
Apr 30, 2025
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(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A McLean County school district has updated its phone policy to keep students engaged in the classroom.While McLean County Unit School District 5's curren...
Apr 30, 2025
Mental fitness test sought for man accused in South Pekin double homicide
The case remains under investigation. PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Attorneys for a man accused of kiling two people last week in South Pekin did not contest prosecutors' request to hold him pending trial.Also...
Apr 29, 2025
UPDATE: One person shot Sunday night recovering from his injuries
Photo courtesy: Illinois State UniversityNORMAL – A man is recovering after being shot Sunday night while at an event at the Bone Student Center.Police Chief Aaron Woodruff of the campus' police...
Apr 28, 2025
Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace
A banner of Abraham Lincoln hangs from a light post at the University of Illinois Springfield. UIS is another school that has seen an increase in tuition and fees. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brid...
Apr 28, 2025
Eureka man arrested on alleged child pornography charges
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Eureka man has been arrested on alleged child pornography offenses involving a child under 13.In a post on their Facebook page, the Eureka Police Department announced that Jame...
Apr 28, 2025
ISU PD is asking for help identifying a suspect in a Sunday night campus shooting
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was injured and taken to a local hospital after a Sunday night shooting near the Bone Student Center on the Illinois State University campus.At around 7:40 p...
Apr 28, 2025
Police and ISP raid spa, rescue human trafficking victim
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) NORMAL, Ill. (IWMBD) - The Illinois State Police announced that it, in conjunction with Normal Police, raided an area massage spa an...
Apr 25, 2025
Normal police get $750,000 grant to hire new officers
Congressman Eric Sorensen. NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - On Thursday, US Representative Eric Sorensen presented the Town of Normal with a check to help with public safety.The $750,000 grant from the Departmen...
Apr 25, 2025
Safety targeted at Bloomington White Oak Road and Market Street intersection redesign
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)BLOOMINGTON (WMBD) - White Oak Road between Market and Locust Streets is re-opened to traffic with a new traffic pattern. The reconstruction of the intersection aimed to i...
Apr 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
