Category Archives: Local News
Coroner Identifies 32-year-old man killed in a crash in Bloomington
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner has identified a man killed in a single vehicle crash in Bloomington.Albert...
Feb 03, 2025
District 50 student teacher arrested for disorderly conduct for social media comment
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV WASHINGTON, Ill. – A 22-year-old student teacher at John L. Hensey School in Washington was arrested for allegedly ...
Jan 31, 2025
One dead after crash in Bloomington
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) BLOOMINGTON – A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Bloomington on Thursday.According to the Bloomington Police De...
Jan 31, 2025
ISU police searching for man photographing individuals in the bathroom
Do you know this person? (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University/Facebook) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Illinois State University police are asking for help locating a man who was photographing people...
Jan 30, 2025
Illinois State Police investigating an ‘incident’ on Interstate 155 near Logan County
The Interstate remains closed as of Thursday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: File/WJBC) By WMBD TV LOGAN COUNTY – The Illinois State Police is asking drivers to avoid a five-mile stretch of Intersta...
Jan 30, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Appellate court sides with Tazewell judges; orders Pekin woman to remain in custody
By WMBD TV She faces up to 100 years in prison, if convicted. (Brian Turner/Flickr)TAZEWELL COUNTY – A trio of appellate court judges said no to a request by a Pekin woman, accused of suffocatin...
Jan 29, 2025
New El Paso museum highlights Illinois’ first Black voter
A new El Paso museum, looking to honor and remember the first Black voter in Illinois, hopes to add a little to the top of people's minds.By WMBD TV EL PASO – Normally, when you go to a barber s...
Jan 29, 2025
Bloomington City Council approves ability to sign energy contracts
Bloomington Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – In a relatively short city council meeting Monday, Bloomington council members app...
Jan 28, 2025
McLean County Sheriff addresses immigration
McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane recently issued a statement. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Sheriff/Facebook) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The top law enforcement officer in McLean County said he wi...
Jan 27, 2025
Giordano’s Pizza in Bloomington has closed its doors for good
(Photo courtesy: Eat Bloomington-Normal/Facebook) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – It's a sad day for Chicago style deep dish pizza lovers here in Central Illinois.Giordano's Pizza in Bloomington posted...
Jan 27, 2025
