The Clinton Police Department and Dewitt County Sheriff’s Department will accompany Calvert Funeral Home to the Indianapolis International Airport late Friday for a reception and to escort the funeral coach bringing Clinton native and fellow police officer Blake Newman home to his family.… MORE
A woman is in custody in connection with a stabbing Wednesday in north Normal.… MORE
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify three people involved in a retail theft in Bloomington.… MORE
An Arizona police officer and native of DeWitt County died this week in a motorcycle crash.… MORE
Illinois’ Congressional delegation wants to raise hundreds of millions of dollars per year by taxing vaping products and then use that money to stop children from vaping. … MORE
Illinois State Police reported the 27th crash this year that involved a state police squad car that was struck as a result of a Scott’s Law violation as the agency continues to work to educate motorists about the law during what has proven to be a deadly year for troopers.… MORE
Illinois State Police reported the 27th crash this year that involved a state police squad car that was struck as a result of a Scott’s Law violation as the agency continues to work to educate motorists about the law during what has proven to be a deadly year for troopers.… MORE
Police are investigating a shots fired incident that happened Thursday night in north Normal.… MORE
An arrest has been made in connection to the search for John Tyler Jr., but the investigation continues.… MORE
A fire that knocked down a downtown Bloomington business over a month ago is being ruled accidental.… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…