Category Archives: Local News
McLean County Coroner Identifies man who drowned in Lake Bloomington
Lake Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)HUDSON, Ill. (WMBD) - McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder identified a man who drowned in Lake Bloomington on Thursday.Ernest F. Lamke...
May 09, 2025
Man suffers non life-threatening injuries after Bloomington stabbing
McLean County Jail (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was hospitalized after being stabbed earlier Friday morning at a Bloomington apartment building.According to police...
May 09, 2025
Farmers kicking off the 2025 planting season
Planting season is underway in Central Illinois. (Photo courtesy: File) MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Planting season for farmers in Illinois typically kicks off in March and goes through April and May.Accord...
May 09, 2025
Miller Park Zoo to host event to raise awareness on endangered species
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Miller Park Zoo will host a day of activities to help raise awareness about Endangered Species on May 17.The zoo will be hosting several activities in honor of Endangere...
May 09, 2025
Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at the Illinois State Beach Park near Zion to protect the park's beaches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By BEN SZALINSKICapi...
May 09, 2025
Longtime Chicago friend describes first American pope as ‘very dedicated’
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. (Credit: Simone Savoldi via Unsplash)By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – As the red...
May 08, 2025
Pritzker signs order to protect personal autism data in response to federal action
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Springfield office. He issued an executive order this week that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unles...
May 08, 2025
Local reaction positive to the selection of a Chicago native as Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo. (Photo courtesy: Vatican News/X)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - As news spread about the news that an American had been chosen to be the new pope, a first in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Chu...
May 08, 2025
Robert Prevost elected the first American pope in history, will take the name Leo XIV
Pope Leo. (Photo courtesy: Vatican News/X)By WMBD TV and AP UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said "Peace be with you" in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dial...
May 08, 2025
Pekin man faces life in federal prison for enticement of minor
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Pekin man faces up to life in prison after being indicted this week by a federal grand jury for trying to ent...
May 08, 2025
