Bloomington Police say one person has been shot and killed on the cities west side Wednesday morning.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington triple murder suspect allowed to defend himself at trial
Accused triple murderer Sydney Mays of Bloomington would rather defend himself at trial instead of having a public defender represent him.… MORE
Fire in Normal displaces apartment residents
Occupants of five apartments in the 1200 block of West Hovey Avenue in Normal were displaced after a fire this morning.… MORE
NPD: Juvenile arrested for Anderson Park stabbing
Normal Police have made an arrest for a stabbing that happened late Saturday afternoon at Anderson Park on East College Avenue.… MORE
NPD: Teenager suffers stab wound in the back at Normal’s Anderson Park
Normal Police said someone stabbed a teenager in the back Saturday during a fight at Anderson Park on East College Avenue in Normal.… MORE
Body found during river search for missing Tazewell County woman
A body pulled from the Illinois River on Saturday may be that of a rural Manito woman who’s been missing since February.… MORE
BPD: Shots fired outside west side Bloomington motel
Bloomington Police said investigators have found bullet casings at the scene of a shooting that happened early Saturday morning outside a west side motel.… MORE
Weekend shooting injures one
By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– A weekend shooting left a teenager with a non-life threatening injury after he was shot in the leg. A statement from the Bloomington Police Department says BPD responded to the 800 block of Douglas on Saturday to find four juveniles. Witnesses at the scene said a black male approached them…… MORE
BPD rolls out proposal for Axon body cameras
The Bloomington Police Department has rolled out a proposal to the city council Monday night for its officers to wear body cameras that would cost taxpayers about three-quarters of a million dollars over the next five years.… MORE
Local man gets what amounts to life in prison for home invasion, robbery
A man found guilty of terrorizing a Bloomington couple on the city’s south side two years ago will likely serve the rest of his life behind bars.… 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…