Category Archives: Police and Fire
Judge allows DNA testing from gun in local homicide case
Normal murder suspect Daniel Lyons. (Photo from the McLean County Jail.) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A judge is allowing a crime lab to analyze DNA from a handgun in a McLean Cou...
Aug 01, 2017
Investigators to probe how child survived boating accident that killed Twin-Cities woman
Liz Larson with WJBC’s Howard Packowitz at Rivian Automotive in Normal on June 6. Larson drowned in a boating accident Saturday at the Wilmington Dam on the Kankakee ...
Aug 01, 2017
Woman from Normal dies in weekend boating accident on Kankakee River
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of Liz Larson, who was killed in a boating accident on Saturday. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Eric StockWILMINGTON – ...
Jul 31, 2017
Police arrest Carlock woman for hit-and-run pedestrian crash in Normal
(Photo courtesy Matty Ring/flickr) By Howard Packowitz Normal Police have caught up with a motorist from Carlock they believe struck a pedestrian on N. Main Street two weeks ago, then fl...
Jul 28, 2017
Normal Police seek DUI charges in 3-vehicle crash
Three people were injured in a suspected drunk driving crash in Normal Thursday night. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police in Normal are seeking drunk driving cha...
Jul 28, 2017
Fire destroys vacant home in McLean
Fire crews from five departments battled a blaze that destroyed a vacant house and damaged two neighboring homes in McLean on Thursday night. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Eric StockMcLEAN – A vaca...
Jul 28, 2017
Revised civilian police board plan wins overwhelming council backing
Standing room crowd spilled into the hallways and stairwells at City Hall Monday night as the council voted to set up a civilian police advisory board. (Photo by WJBC’s Howard Packowitz.) ...
Jul 25, 2017
Chenoa nursing home: Staffers acted swiftly when they learned about abuse
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it has fined Meadows Mennonite Home in Chenoa $25,000 for allegedly failing to protect six residents from a staff member who took photos and videos...
Jul 19, 2017
Prosecutors charge McLean man with sex crimes dating back to early 1990s
Clint Valentine, 52, of McLean is accused of sexually abusing two minors in alleged crimes dating back to the early 1990’s. By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A man from the v...
Jul 19, 2017
Local jury convicts gunman of attempted murder, shots narrowly missed hitting holiday shoppers
Darvell Williams faces up to 50-years in prison after a jury found him guilty of attempted murder. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomingt...
Jul 19, 2017
