Category Archives: Police and Fire
Cardinals fan bruised by stray bullet during Tuesday’s game
Police sources say a shot into the air outside Busch Stadium was what likely injured a woman inside the park Tuesday. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals say S...
May 03, 2017
3 hospitalized in series of Bloomington-Normal interstate crashes
State and local police responded to a series of crashes On Interstate 55/74 in Bloomington-Normal Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy B104) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Three people were hospitali...
May 03, 2017
Normal, Bloomington set spring hydrant flushing schedule
Normal will begin hydrant flushing May 14. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Rob)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Fire hydrant flushing is performed to remove any sediment or stagnant water from the distribution syst...
May 01, 2017
Bloomington police renewing call for info on 2013 murder
Haileigh Eichhorn was last seen on April 28, 2013, nine days before her body was found near Stanford. (Bloomington Police photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are renewing th...
Apr 27, 2017
Wisconsin man charged with home invasion, criminal trespass
DeMarques Greene has been charged with home invasion and two counts of criminal trespass to a residence. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors have charged a W...
Apr 25, 2017
Local man found guilty of molesting two children
Cristian Aranda will be sentenced in June at the McLean Co Law and Justice Center.(WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON — A McLean County jury has convicted a local man for mo...
Apr 21, 2017 (Photo courtesy: Law and Justice Center)
Bloomington man faces long sentence for burglary
(WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is eligible for an extended sentence of up to 30-years in prison after a jury convicted him in a burglary case that garn...
Apr 20, 2017
Local police arrest man in child pornography case
(Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A year-long child pornography investigation led to the arrest of a man from Normal who’s suspected of possessing thousands of p...
Apr 18, 2017
Man charged with DUI in Bloomington crash faces charges in six states
Joshua Brewster faces a host of charges in connection with a crash on Airport Road on Monday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMNGTON – The man accused of c...
Apr 13, 2017
Bloomington Police make arrest following Airport Road crash
Bloomington Police are seeking multiple charges against Joshua Brewster in connection with a crash on Airport Road on Monday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON &...
Apr 11, 2017
