Category Archives: Local News
One dead after Mackinaw motorcycle crash
Tazewell County Coroner's Office Facebook stated that the accident occurred near Greenwood Cemetery around 3:30 p.m. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)By WMBD-TV A Monday evening crash involving a car an...
Apr 09, 2024
Normal Community students launch balloon to track eclipse
Bloomington High school launched a balloon last week. University High School will launch a balloon on April 12. Normal West will launch a balloon on April 26. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON/NO...
Apr 09, 2024
Pete Davidson bringing comedy chops to Bloomington
Tickets go on sale Friday and can be purchased here. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts will be hos...
Apr 09, 2024
Motorcycle crash leaves one person dead in Normal
The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of their family. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – A motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a guard rail in Normal on Monday, endin...
Apr 09, 2024
McLean County Coroner identifies man found by railroad tracks
The incident remains under investigation by the McLean County Coroner's Office, the McLean County Sheriff's Department, and Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOO...
Apr 09, 2024
St. Jude Feed fundraiser collects record donation at Sit N Bull in Hudson
Proceeds from the event go to help St. Jude as they continue their mission of leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. (WJBC...
Apr 08, 2024
Lockdowns at Bloomington High and Junior High lifted after false report; one in custody
Lavazza also confirmed that the imposed threat did not involve any BHS students. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Lockdowns at Bloomington High School and Junior High School have ended a...
Apr 08, 2024
10th annual Run for Hope returns to Bloomington
Fleet Feet raised almost $10,000 from the run to benefit Home Sweet Home Ministries. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Fleet Feet Bloomington hosted its 10th annual Run for Hope on...
Apr 08, 2024
Body found near railroad tracks in Bloomington
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has an autopsy scheduled for Monday. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A train conductor found a body near O'Neil Park early Saturday morning, according ...
Apr 08, 2024
One person sent to hospital after mid-day house fire in Bloomington
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – One person was taken to a Bloomington hospital after a house fire Thursday a...
Apr 05, 2024
