Category Archives: Police and Fire
Two teens arrested for bomb threat at Leroy McDonald’s
(Photo courtesy of Leroy Police Department)By Howard PackowitzLEROY – Police in Leroy, southeast of Bloomington, have arrested a pair of teenage boys, who may have gotten a little more than they...
May 18, 2017
Report: BHS linked to solicitation and trading of nude photos on web
(Photo Courtesy flickr/Sharaf)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Nude photographs, supposedly of former students at Bloomington High School, are featured on image boards of a website in whic...
May 17, 2017
Murder victim Pamela Zimmerman feared ex-husband would become “ballistic”
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A client of murdered Bloomington financial planner P...
May 17, 2017
Ex-BHS teacher admits to reduced charge for killing husband
(Woodford County photo) By Howard PackowitzA former Bloomington High School Spanish teacher has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her husba...
May 15, 2017
Murder victim Pamela Zimmerman’s friends claim she feared her ex-husband
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Four days of pre-trial hearings are underway in the ...
May 15, 2017
Minonk man killed in Livingston County crash
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner’s Office are investigating a fatal crash near Flanagan. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Eric StockPONTIAC – The Livingsto...
May 11, 2017
Mayor sees Bloomington as welcoming, but not a sanctuary city for immigrants
(WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzAn ordinance proclaiming Bloomington as a “welcoming city” might include more than just a statement promoting the city’s diversity.Mayor Tar...
May 04, 2017
3 hospitalized in series of Bloomington-Normal interstate crashes
State and local police responded to a series of crashes On Interstate 55/74 in Bloomington-Normal Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy B104)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Three people were hospitalize...
May 03, 2017
Normal, Bloomington set spring hydrant flushing schedule
Normal will begin hydrant flushing May 14. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Rob)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Fire hydrant flushing is performed to remove any sediment or stagnant water from the distribution syst...
May 01, 2017
Bloomington police renewing call for info on 2013 murder
Haileigh Eichhorn was last seen on April 28, 2013, nine days before her body was found near Stanford. (Bloomington Police photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are renewing thei...
Apr 27, 2017
