Category Archives: Police and Fire

Bloomington Police investigating weekend home invasion
The Bloomington Police Department is seeking tips from the public to help solve a home invasion that occurred around midnight on Sunday. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON- Bloomington ...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2017

Bloomington man identified in fatal stabbing
Cullen Hedrick of Bloomington died Saturday afternoon after he was stabbed in the chest. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been identified ...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2017

Teen arrested for armed robbery
Bloomington Police arrested the youth in connection with the robbery on Washington St. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a teenage boy for an a...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2017

Pontiac fire chiefs puts on light display for holidays
Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon has his home light for the holidays. (Photo by Cynthia Grau/WJEZ)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsPONTIAC – Every year, Pontiac Fire Chief Scott Runyon celebrates the hol...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2017

Bloomington Police probe 4th shots fired incident in one week
Bloomington police are investigating four reports of gunfire in the last six days. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police said they found she...
Syndicated Author Nov 28, 2017

Man’s body discovered in Kickapoo Creek
The McLean County Coroner’s Office and the McLean County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a body that was found in Kickapoo Creek this afternoon. (Photo courtesy DavidsonScott/flickr...
Syndicated Author Nov 25, 2017

Authorities investigate fatal Dwight fire
Investigators seek to find the cause of a fire that left a 53-year-old man dead last weekend. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dwight Fire Protection District) By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ & Howard Packowitz DWIG...
Syndicated Author Nov 20, 2017

Child porn case in Normal leads to an arrest
Normal Police allege Theodore Nystrom had numerous pictures and videos of child pornography on his computer. (Normal Police Department photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Normal Police have ...
Syndicated Author Nov 15, 2017

Council turns down VenuWorks offer to manage BCPA
Bloomington aldermen unanimously rejected a proposal for downtown sports arena managers to also run the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Chaunceydavis81) By Ho...
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2017

Two killed in DeWitt County crash
A man and a woman were killed after their car collided with the trailer of a semi in DeWitt County. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – State Police are investigating a f...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2017