Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington man arrested on crack cocaine charges
Bradford McNabb was taken to the McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a man on drug charges after a search of a S...
Jan 12, 2018
Bloomington Police release video of adult store robbery
Bloomington Police released surveillance video Tuesday of an armed robbery at Risque’s . (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police have released a surveillance...
Jan 10, 2018
Elderly Clinton woman dies in house fire
A house fire in Clinton killed an elderly woman Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz CLINTON – A house fire in Clinton has killed an elderly woman. DeWitt County Coroner R...
Jan 10, 2018
Investigators look for cause of rural Bloomington blaze
Investigators still looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home and three vehicles in Dale Township, west of Bloomington on Monday. (Photo courtesy of WMBD) By Howard Packowitz MCLEA...
Jan 09, 2018
Normal town staffers reject proposed ‘welcoming’ resolution for undocumented immigrants
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson said town staffers are opposed to a ‘welcoming’ resolution because he said it’s bad policy to prohibit police from working with federal immigration ...
Jan 08, 2018
Fire destroys rural Bloomington home
Firefighters from several departments extinguished a blaze that destroyed the Lionel and Michelle Parker residence in Dale Township, west of Bloomington. (Photo by Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV) By ...
Jan 08, 2018
Local woman charged with killing her dog by leaving animal outside in sub-zero cold
Susan Greene, 61, of Normal, is charged with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving her dog out in the bitter cold. Authorities say the dog died on Sunday. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard Packowitz...
Jan 08, 2018
Local man charged with killing his dogs, then dumping them on a rural road
The McLean County Sheriff’s Office posted a witness photo of an SUV driving from the scene of where two dead dogs were reportedly dumped on a rural road. Prosecutors have now filed felony aggrav...
Jan 05, 2018
UPDATE: Fire engulfs Tazewell County car dealer
The fire at Uftring Chevrolet in Washington started in the tool room, according to the city’s police chief. No one was hurt. (Photo courtesy Facebook/WMBD/Niki Nation) By Howard Packowitz WASHIN...
Jan 05, 2018
Washington firefighters battle auto dealership blaze
The cause of a fire at Uftring Chevrolet in Wasington is not known at this time and reports say no one was hurt. (Photo courtesy Facebook/WMBD/Niki Nation) By Patrick Baron WASHINGTON – Washingt...
Jan 05, 2018
