Category Archives: Police and Fire
Man who dumped body near Pontiac in 1996 convicted of 5 more killings
Andrew Urdiales, 53, has been convicted of killing eight women. (Illinois Department of Corrections) By Eric Stock A convicted serial killer who murdered a woman and dumped her body in the Vermillion ...
May 24, 2018
Streator woman dead, 3 in custody after shooting
Streator police are still investigating Tuesday night’s shooting.(Flickr/Alan Cleaver)By WMBD-TVSTREATOR – Three suspects are in police custody after a woman was shot and killed Tuesday ni...
May 23, 2018
Bloomington man found unfit to be tried for wife’s murder
A judge has found Monroe Elbert unfit to stand trial for the murder of his wife, Nicole, at their Bloomington apartment in February.(Nicole Elbert Facebook and Bloomington Police) By Howard Pac...
May 17, 2018
Fire crews in Normal battle liquor store blaze
Fire crews in Normal have been battling a fire at University Liquors at 706 W. Beaufort St. (Facebook/Normal Fire Department) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Fire crews in Normal are battling what offici...
May 14, 2018
Alderman Hauman wants closure on divisive ‘welcoming city’ debate
Bloomington alderwoman Diana Hauman wants closure on the ‘welcoming city’ resolution by having aldermen take a vote on the controversial issue. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz...
May 14, 2018
Petrilli: Dogs in the department can do more than sniff out marijuana
No harm for police dogs if marijuana becomes legal. (Pixabay) By: Greg Halbleib NORMAL – A Normal police administrator who has been a drug dog handler says there’s no danger of putting mar...
May 12, 2018
Parachute accident seriously injures skydiver performing at CornBelters opener
Normal Police say the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a parachute accident east of the Corn Crib that badly injured a skydiver. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL –...
May 12, 2018
Bloomington man charged with reckless homicide for fatal car crash
Prosecutors filed reckless homicide charges against Brenton Fenwick of Bloomington for a car crash west of the Twin-Cities that killed a passenger in his car.(McLean County Jail photo) By Howard ...
May 11, 2018
Eureka arrest connected to decades-old Washington State case
Robert Washburn is expected to be extradited to Washington to face charges stemming from a 1986 case. (Photo courtesy WMBD) By WMBD-TV EUREKA – An arrest in Woodford County could lead to answers...
May 10, 2018
Police: Bloomington man killed in drunk driving crash
Bloomington man is killed in drunk driving crash just south of Illinois Route 9. (Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is jailed for drunk driving and other charge...
May 10, 2018
