Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington Kiwanis Club kicks off annual Mother’s Day flower sale
The flower sale goes through Saturday. They’ll be open Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday, the sale goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON &#...
May 09, 2024
Bloomington Fire Department launches community engagement survey
The online community engagement survey covers a range of topics like preferences for communication, satisfaction with current offerings, and resident's perception of fire and emergency services. (Phot...
May 08, 2024
Rivian announces quarter 1 financial outlook
Rivian reported a net revenue of $1.2 billion primarily driven by the delivery of 13,588 vehicles in the first three months of 2024. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Confident on the outlook ...
May 08, 2024
Ring-tailed lemur to leave Miller Park Zoo
Miller Park Zoo staff captured the lemur in a Bloomington garage a year ago. (Photo courtesy: Miller Park Zoo/Facebook)By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – A ring-tailed lemur found in a Bloomi...
May 07, 2024
Leader of local Economic Development Council explains Rivian deal
Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council President and CEO Patrick Hoban visited WJBC’s Afternoon Show. (Photo courtesy: BNEDC/Facebook) By Blake HaasNORMAL – A deal brokered betwee...
May 07, 2024
Ameren Illinois bolstering electric grid in downtown Bloomington
Ameren Illinois is installing two new 14MVA 34/4kV transformer along with making additional upgrades to its Bloomington Power House substation in downtown Bloomington. This upgrade is part of Ameren&#...
May 07, 2024
Ferrero cuts ribbon on new chocolate factory in Bloomington
The 70,000 square-foot expansion at Ferrero’s Bloomington facility is the company's first chocolate processing plant in North America. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON R...
May 07, 2024
NASCAR racing legends makes a pit stop in LeRoy
Kyle Petty (center) took a photo with members of the Illinois State Police force during a pit stop in LeRoy. (Photo courtesy: Scott Miller/WJBC) By Blake Haas LEROY – A NASCAR racing legend...
May 07, 2024
Wet weather this past week for Illinois farmers
Corn planted reached 32 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 41 percent. Soybeans planted reached 31 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 30 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)From US...
May 07, 2024
ISU protests continue after Friday arrests
Students started camping on the quad on April 30. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Demonstrations continue at Illinois State University after seven people were arrested on Friday.Accor...
May 07, 2024
