Category Archives: Local News
Parking lot closure in Uptown Normal
The Parkinson lot will close at 5 p.m. Friday and reopen Saturday at 3 p.m. (Photo Town of Normal) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The Children’s Discovery Museum’s educators and voluntee...
Jun 14, 2019
Traffic stop on I-74 results in major drug bust
An Illinois State Trooper from District 6 discovered 143 pounds of cannabis in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Illinois State Police) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A t...
Jun 14, 2019
Unit 5 in the red as school board adopts amended budget
Unit 5 school board adopted an amended budget at a meeting on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas and Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The Unit 5 school board Wednesday nig...
Jun 12, 2019
UPDATED: Coroner identifies Normal woman who died in house fire
Firefighters and police on the scene of a fatal house fire on Baugh Drive in Normal. (Photo by Blake Haas/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz and Blake Haas NORMAL – McLean County Coroner Kathy Yod...
Jun 12, 2019
Bloomington man arrested for armed robbery
Dwight Police arrested Lawrence Lloyd of Bloomington for a Wednesday morning armed robbery at the Casey’s General Store. (Matty Ring/flickr) By Neil Doyle DWIGHT – A Bloomington man...
Jun 12, 2019
Judge rejects restraining order in mural suit
The judge ordered the Town of Normal and the artists to continue negotiation an out of court settlement. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The 13 artists who filed a federal ...
Jun 12, 2019
One person injured in Normal house fire
One person was badly hurt due to the fire. (Photo Pixabay) By Blake Haas and Neil Doyle NORMAL – One person was badly injured in a Normal house fire Wednesday afternoon. Normal Fire crews...
Jun 12, 2019
Two rare goats give birth at Miller Park Zoo
The Miller Park Zoo was the first zoo in Illinois to have a San Clemente Island goat born. (Photo Miller Park Zoo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The latest animal to give birth at the Mille...
Jun 12, 2019
Carrillo and business owners make peace, declare united front
Bloomington City Council member Jenn Carrillo emerged from a meeting Tuesday night at The Bistro with Downtown Bloomington business owners. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Pac...
Jun 11, 2019
BPD: Third murder suspect on the loose, considered ‘armed and dangerous’
Scotty Allen, 18, is a black male, approximately 5’8″, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Howard Packowitz and Neil Doyle BLOOMINGT...
Jun 11, 2019
