A Bloomington woman said she feels safe living in her east side neighborhood despite a second deadly shooting there in less than a year.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
NFD investigators determine house fire accidental
Investigators have determined a house fire Sunday night in Normal that injured a man was accidental.… MORE
Fatal shooting on Bloomington’s east side
By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police are investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday night. A report around 10 pm in the 1200 block of Orchard Road had officers on scene to find 26-year-old Nathaniel Caldwell who was suffering gunshot wounds. Caldwell was taken to the hospital where he is in critical but stable condition. Officers then located…… MORE
BPD: At least one hurt in east side shooting, car crash
At least one person was wounded in an east side shooting, and Bloomington Police declined to say if that’s related to a car crash that happened about a block away.… MORE
Dozen jurors picked to hear Zimmerman murder trial
It took just two days for prosecutors and the defense to pick the 12 jurors in Kirk Zimmerman’s McLean County murder trial.… MORE
ISU employee accused of stealing almost $162,000 from Bone Student Center
Illinois State University Police have arrested a campus employee for allegedly stealing almost $162,000 from Bone Student Center businesses.… MORE
BPD: Two arrested for weekend stabbing
Bloomington Police arrested a man and woman for a stabbing on the city’s south side early Saturday morning.… MORE
Years in the making, Zimmerman murder trial to begin in McLean County Court
One of McLean County’s highest profile criminal cases in years goes to trial Monday, starting with the sometimes tedious, but crucial process of picking a jury.… MORE
Another trooper struck and killed
Another Illinois State Police trooper was tragically struck and killed on the interstate over the weekend.… MORE
Firefighters rescue homeowner from fire
Firefighters rescued a man trapped in his home by fire Sunday evening, after they responded to alarms on the 100 block of East Irving Street.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…