Category Archives: Local News
Body cameras bring big cost
Chambers says the cost of storing the video can be sky high.(WJBC file photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Police body cameras are latest thing in law enforcement. They are still in the testing ...
Apr 21, 2016
Bloomington-Normal unemployment drops over past month
By Greg Halbleib The Bloomington-Normal jobless rate dropped slightly over the last month but remains higher than a year ago. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the Twin CitiesR...
Apr 21, 2016
Bloomington man convicted of beating his mother
Roger Kinnerson has been convicted of aggravated domestic battery. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been found guilty of brutally beating ...
Apr 20, 2016
Lisa Madigan backs bill to help sex assault victims
Madigan is backing a bill from a Champaign Senator to encourage more sexual assault victims to come forward. (Facebook/Lisa Madigan) By Terry James Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is supporting...
Apr 20, 2016
Bloomington Salvation Army to open emergency assistance office
The Bloomington Salvation Army will officially open its emergency assistance building at 611 W. Washington St. on April 27. (Photo courtesy Salvation Army) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – The local ...
Apr 20, 2016
Bloomington-Normal home sales rose in early 2016
Home sales in Bloomington-Normal rose 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016. (Photo courtesy Dan Moyle/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Home buying continues to go up in Bloomington-Normal...
Apr 20, 2016
Cottage Avenue in Bloomington to close
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Cottage Avenue between Martin Luther King Drive and Seminary Street will be closed immediately to traffic.Work will start immediately and the lane will remain closed u...
Apr 20, 2016
Heartland board eliminates 23 positions
Cost cutting measures are being put in place at Heartland Community College. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesNORMAL – Despite the pleas of parents, students, and players Heartland Community Colle...
Apr 19, 2016
Jensen looks at diversity as he takes on new role at IWU
Eric Jensen was named Illinois Wesleyan’s 19th president in September. (Photo courtesy IWU)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan University’s new president has been on the jo...
Apr 19, 2016
Pekin doctor death under investigation
From our news partners at WMBDPEKIN- Pekin Police are investigating the death of a doctor at Pekin Hospital.Detective Mike Eeten of the Pekin Police Department said that officers responded to a welfar...
Apr 19, 2016
