Category Archives: Police and Fire
One dead, another hurt in Bloomington hit and run crash
Police blocked off a large section of Morrissey Drive after the fatal hit and run crash.(photo by WJBC’s Eric Stock.) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a...
Sep 13, 2017
Bloomington man faces $250K bond following drug arrest
Antonio Sullivan made his first McLean County court appearance on new drug charges on Thursday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man who authorit...
Sep 08, 2017
NPD: Local mom falsely accused daycare center of abusing her toddler
Normal Police arrest a woman accused of lying on social media and then to police about alleged abuse to her toddler at a local daycare center.(Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL ...
Sep 06, 2017
Deadly start to Labor Day weekend as crash kills two in Tazewell County
Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash on Townline Road, between Mackinaw and Minier. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Howard Packowitz and WMBD-TVRURAL TAZEWELL COUNTY – The sta...
Sep 01, 2017
State unable to convince judge to allow hearsay testimony in Zimmerman murder case
McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski holds firm on earlier rulings prohibiting prosecutors from presenting certain hearsay testimony at Kirk Zimmerman’s trial. (pool photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOO...
Aug 31, 2017
Bloomington man seeks help after apartment fire
An apartment in the 300 block of Mecherle Drive in Bloomington was heavily damaged by fire on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Sean CopelandBLOOMINGTON – An Illi...
Aug 28, 2017
2 drivers killed in Woodford County crash
Two drivers were killed Saturday in a crash in rural Roanoke. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Eric StockEUREKA – The Woodford County Coroner said two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash ...
Aug 28, 2017
Cell phone users driven to distraction in Normal
(Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – The school year is just getting started and Normal Police are giving motorists a failing grade for staying off their cell phones while drivi...
Aug 28, 2017 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
McLean County Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has identified the man killed in a single vehicle crash in Normal yesterday. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis ha...
Aug 25, 2017
Motorcyclist killed in northeast Normal crash
Normal Police and the McLean County Coroner are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in northeast Normal Thursday night.(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL &...
Aug 24, 2017
