Category Archives: Local News
Two Bloomington Officers given award for saving 2-week-old child
Bloomington Chief Jamal Simington (Left) presented the award to the Bloomington Officers Friday. (Photo courtesy: BPD) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington has awarded Officers Jacob...
Oct 04, 2024
Fall free bulk pickup starts next week in Bloomington
Bloomington public works director Mose Rickey. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Free bulk pickup runs Monday, Oct. 7 through Oct. 18 in the City of Bloomington.The city will be foll...
Oct 04, 2024
Officers from Bloomington-Normal discuss “pop-up parties” after recent incident near ISU
Officer Brad Park from Normal Police and Officer Bryce Janssen from Bloomington Police spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – After a “po...
Oct 02, 2024
Normal officer saves a life while off-duty
Flood has spent the entirety of his 20-year career with the Normal Police Department.(Normal Police Department)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Normal police officer Jeremy Flood received a round of applause ...
Oct 02, 2024
Grant funding allowing Normal PD to hire new officers
The $750,000 grant comes from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Normal Police Department received a grant just in time ...
Oct 02, 2024
Ferrero opens Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington
Ferrero commemorates the opening of its Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington. Front row left to right: VP of Industrial Operations Ferrero Federico Forti, Sales Director Ferrero Erin Ross; ...
Oct 02, 2024
Bloomington man indicted for June shooting
Eric Derring, 31, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man faces charges stemming from a June 9 incident that left a man with a gunshot woun...
Oct 01, 2024
Bloomington man dies in Tazewell County crash
This incident remains under investigation by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the Tazewell County Coroner's Office. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVTREMONT – A Bloomington man was identified ...
Oct 01, 2024
Victim identified in Sunday’s deadly shooting near ISU campus
A second man, who was also 18, was also struck by gunfire during this incident. He remains in critical condition. (WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – An 18-year-old Oak Lawn man was killed early Sunday ...
Sep 30, 2024
One person killed in Sunday morning shooting near ISU
The incident is being investigated by Normal Police and the McLean County Coroner’s Office. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC Staff and WMBD-TVNORMAL – One person was killed and another remains hos...
Sep 30, 2024
