Category Archives: Police and Fire

UPDATED: Local father jailed for allegedly shaking infant son
Jordan Powe, 27, of Bloomington. (Bloomington Police Department photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man remains jailed for allegedly shaking his five-month old son because...
Syndicated Author Nov 25, 2019

McLean County car crashes this weekend claim two lives
Authorities are investigating a pair of crashes on McLean County roads this weekend that claimed two lives. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A woman is dead and three o...
Syndicated Author Nov 24, 2019

Family homeless after kitchen fire damages Bloomington apartment
Bloomington firefighters are investigating the cause of a kitchen fire that damaged a south side apartment Sunday evening. (Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A fire that started ...
Syndicated Author Nov 24, 2019

UPDATED: Bloomington man charged with critically injuring 5-month-old child
Jordan Powe, 27, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle and Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A 27-year-old Bloomington man has been accused of critically injuri...
Syndicated Author Nov 22, 2019

BPD: Buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving
The high-visibility crackdown is underway and will run through the holiday weekend. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel tim...
Syndicated Author Nov 22, 2019

DeWitt County drug bust results in 10 arrests
The arrests were made by Task Force 6. (Photo DeWitt Sheriff/Facebook) By Neil DoyleCLINTON – Ten people were arrested this week during a drug bust DeWitt County.The DeWitt County Sheriff...
Syndicated Author Nov 21, 2019

Coroner identifies woman in fatal I-74 crash near Morton
The crash is still under investigation by Illinois State Police and the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle MORTON – A Metamora woman has been identifi...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2019

UPDATED: One dead in I-74 crash
Illinois State Police and the Tazewell County Coroner are investigating a fatal crash on I-74 near Morton involving two semis and a passenger car. (File photo from Illinois State Police/Facebook)By Ho...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2019

One person killed in crash on I-74 near Morton
The fatal crash happened around noon Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Illinois State Police/Facebook) By Neil Doyle and HOI-ABCTAZEWELL COUNTY – A three-car crash on eastbound Interstate 74 Tuesday...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2019

ISP diverting traffic off I-74 after crash near Morton
The crash happened on I-74 at milepost 104, near Morton, according to Illinois State Police. (Photo Illinois State Police/Facebook) By Neil Doyle MORTON – A crash eastbound on Interstate ...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2019