Category Archives: Police and Fire
Wyoming man to pay $300K to family of Dunlap High student killed in 2024 crash
The case was recently in court. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Wyoming man will pay $300,000 to the family of a Dunlap High School student, killed last year in a traffic collision, t...
Jun 12, 2025
Trial set for late June for woman accused of poisoning ex-police chief
The case remains in trial. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)GALESBURG, Ill. (WMBD) - A Maquon woman accused of poisoning a former police chief more than two years ago will go to trial later this month, a ...
Jun 12, 2025
Bloomington police investigate early morning shots fired
(Photo courtesy: File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill (WMBD) - Bloomington police are investigating after receiving a report of several shots fired early Wednesday morning.Bryce Janssen, a spokesman for the Blo...
Jun 11, 2025
Illinois man pleads guilty to ATM jackpotting scheme
(photo courtesy: Flickr/File)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge that he and others conspired to steal money from area ATMs.Leandro Bordones Villegas, 26, pleaded in...
Jun 11, 2025
‘Close proximity’ gunshots killed Pontiac father and his son, coroner says
The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Getty Images) PONTIAC Ill. (WMBD) - A Pontiac man and his son died last week after being shot at close range, the Livingston County Coroner s...
Jun 11, 2025
Semi-truck crash shuts down I-39 southbound lanes in McLean County
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A two-vehicle collision involving a semi on Interstate 39 has caused southbound lanes to be shuttered pendin...
Jun 04, 2025
Prosecutors ask judge to sentence ex-Speaker Madigan to 12 ½ years in prison
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks toward the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinois...
Jun 02, 2025
Multi-vehicle crash on Murray Baker Bridge results in injuries
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois State Police said people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the Murray Baker Bridge ...
May 30, 2025 The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Tazewell County man pleads not guilty to double homicide
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File) PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - A man accused of killing two others last month will next appear in court in late July to allow time for a ment...
May 22, 2025
Explosive materials found in Pekin home; two arrested
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Several pounds of a material consistent with being explosive materials along with suspected detonation devices were a...
May 15, 2025
