Category Archives: Police and Fire
Senate unanimously confirms BPD’s Heffner as U.S. Marshal, Renner praises departing chief
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner has won unanimous Senate approval to become the next U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON &...
Apr 26, 2018
Bloomington and Normal police supply alternative opioid disposal
Use bins outside of both Bloomington and Normal police stations to dispose of expired pills. (Photo courtesy: takebackday.dea.gov) By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Bloomington and Normal police departmen...
Apr 26, 2018
17-year-old arrested, identities of men killed in Normal shootings revealed
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner provides details on Wednesday’s shooting deaths with McLean County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeff Horve (from left), State’s Attorney Jason Chambe...
Apr 26, 2018
Gunfire in Normal leaves 2 men dead, police think killings might be tied to drugs
Normal Police are investigating a shooting at Lancaster Heights Apartment Complex that left two people dead. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz UPDATED: Normal Police have scheduled ...
Apr 26, 2018
Semi rollover closes eastbound Market St. on Bloomington’s west side
Bloomington police expected eastbound Market St. to remain closed at Wylie Drive well into Monday evening. (Photo Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib and Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A sem...
Apr 23, 2018
Firefighters take on blaze in Atlanta mobile home park
A fire in an Atlanta mobile home park has engulfed two trailer homes. (Photo courtesy Jamie Lee) By Patrick Baron and Greg Halbleib ATLANTA – A late Monday morning fire in Atlanta has heavily da...
Apr 23, 2018
BPD: 2 men arrested on meth charges
Timothy Beckenholdt (left) and Timothy Sheppard were arrested in Bloomington on Friday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a man on ...
Apr 23, 2018
Mackinaw man identified in Friday shootout
The Peoria County Coroner says 18-year-old Matthew Brown was killed by police acting in self-defense at this home in rural Mackinaw. (WMBD photo) By Patrick Baron MACKINAW – The Peoria County Co...
Apr 21, 2018
UPDATED: Tazewell Sheriff says deputy killed rural Mackinaw man in self-defense
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy fatally shot an armed suspect in self-defense at this home in rural Mackinaw. (WMBD photo) By Howard Packowitz MACKINAW – It was an 18-ye...
Apr 20, 2018
Man dead, deputy injured in shooting in rural Mackinaw
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office was called to the rural Mackinaw location before 10 a.m. Friday. (WMBD photo) By WMBD-TV Staff MACKINAW – One person is dead and a sheriff’s depu...
Apr 20, 2018
