Category Archives: Local News
UPDATED: Dunn sentenced to six years in prison for fatal DUI
Joshua Dunn apologizes to Melissa and Tim Allison, for causing the death of their son, Benjamin, last January, before he was sentenced at the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Friday. (Pool photo)...
Nov 20, 2015
ISU professor says Rauner wants to eliminate unions
Governor Rauner is being told all unions are not the same. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave Dahl/IRNNORMAL – A labor expert says the unions which have reached agreements with the Rauner administration c...
Nov 20, 2015
Bloomington Police arrest three on drugs, weapons charges
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested three people on drugs and weapons charges.Police spokesperson Sara Mayer said Diondre Thornton-Kirkwood, 20, of Bloom...
Nov 20, 2015
Allin Street closure due to railroad repairs
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Allin Street from Front Street to Grove Street will be closed starting Friday until Nov. 25. The Norfolk Southern Railway is repairing the railroad crossing on Allin S...
Nov 20, 2015
Fell Avenue road closure
By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Fell Ave. between Locust St. and Mulberry St. will be closed to through traffic Monday, November 23, 2015 through Tuesday, November 24, 2015 for sanitary sewer service repa...
Nov 20, 2015
HCC administrators, faculty meeting with mediator Friday
Members of the Heartland Faculty Association protest outside of the Heartland Community College board of trustees meeting Tuesday. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – A federal mediator is be...
Nov 20, 2015
Hometown Military News: Nov. 20, 2015
Retired Illinois National Guardsman, Maj. Gen. Scott L. Thoele places combat patches on his soldiers during the 33rd Infantry Combat Team deployment to Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009. Thoele served a t...
Nov 20, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. Nov. 20, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Thu. Nov. 20, 2015 City of Bloomington has yet...
Nov 20, 2015
Gas prices down, producers and marketers can’t predict where they will go
Gas prices have dropped to as low as $1.74 per gallon in Bloomington-Normal.(Photo by Mike Mozart/flickr) By Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD – Gas prices are down across Illinois but there's n...
Nov 20, 2015
Bloomington budget retreat scheduled for Saturday canceled
The Bloomington City Council held a retreat Thursday night at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (Joe Ragusa./WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Thursday night’s Bloomington Ci...
Nov 19, 2015
