Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD probing two shootings that injured multiple people
Bloomington Police said there have no arrests in either case. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police detectives are investigating shootings that injured...
Aug 14, 2019
Man identified in Livingston County fatal crash
Coroner Danny Watson identified the victim as James Yordy II, 28, of rural Pontiac. (Photo courtesy WJEZ) By Neil Doyle PONTIAC – The Livingston County Coroner has identified the man kill...
Aug 13, 2019
ISP: Car drove over median in I-55 crash near Towanda
Illinois State Police said Monday the victims’ conditions are not known.(DavidsonScott/flickr) By Neil Doyle TOWANDA – A two-car crash Sunday evening on I-55, just north of the Towa...
Aug 12, 2019
ICE agents arrest Bloomington hit-and-run suspect
Jose Rodriguez, 27, is now in the custody of federal ICE agents. (Bloomington Police Department photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Federal authorities are a step closer to deporting an...
Aug 12, 2019
Four hurt in I-55 crash near Towanda
A two-car crash early Sunday evening on I-55 near Towanda sent four people to area hospitals. (Photo from Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Howard PackowitzTOWANDA – The Normal Fire Department rep...
Aug 12, 2019
NPD Chief: Investigators receive “additional information” in sex abuse case against Unit 5 teacher
Jonathon Hovey faces multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse for alleged sex acts against a pair of his first-grade student at Glenn Elementary School...
Aug 07, 2019
UPDATED: Ex-Unit 5 teacher charged with molesting two first-graders
A long-time Unit 5 teacher is charged in McLean County Court with sexually molesting two first-grade students. (Photo McLean County Sheriff's Office) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A former...
Aug 05, 2019
NPD: Two men arrested for stolen guns, cannabis
Normal police said the two men were arrested, while the driver and two juveniles in the U-Haul were released at the scene. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Normal police arrested ...
Aug 02, 2019
Normal Fire Department celebrates 50 years serving full-time
Members of the Normal Fire Department class of 1969 at a celebration held Thursday at the Hudson Town Hall. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil DoyleHUDSON – It was 50 years ago when the Town of Norm...
Aug 01, 2019
NPD: Two badly injured in motorcycle-SUV crash
Two people were hurt late Tuesday night in a motorcycle-SUV crash at Towanda Avenue and Fort Jesse Road in Normal. (File photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Two people riding a mot...
Jul 31, 2019
