A garage with two vehicles inside was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon, but firefighters were able to prevent serious damage to a nearby home.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bond set at $5 million for Bloomington man charged with killing wife, beating his stepson
McLean County prosecutors disclosed in a court hearing Wednesday that a Bloomington man confessed to killing his wife after she packed her belongings and planned to leave him.… MORE
ISU’s Yarbrough released on bond after arrest
Illinois State junior basketball player Milik Yarbrough was arrested by Normal Police early Wednesday morning for allegedly failing to appear in court on a traffic citation. … MORE
Odor near Normal Community High School comes from fuel additive; students safe
Fire officials in Normal say a natural gas odor investigation near Normal Community High School early Tuesday was not related to any gas release.… MORE
‘Welcoming city’ ordinance pulled from next week’s Bloomington council agenda
The Bloomington City Council will not vote next Monday on a ‘welcoming city’ ordinance intended to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.… MORE
UPDATED: Murdered Bloomington woman suffered multiple stab wounds
The McLean County Coroner said the victim of a reported domestic violence killing Monday near Downtown Bloomington died from multiple stab wounds.… MORE
Bloomington Police search for man who shot gun along Veterans Parkway
Bloomington Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect that fired several gun shots near an occupied car Saturday afternoon.… MORE
LeRoy High School student arrested for e-mailing bomb threat at school
A 17-year old LeRoy High School student is allegedly responsible for e-mailing a bomb threat that prompted school administrators to evacuate the building… MORE
Bloomington man arrested after alleged sexual assault caught on video
A Bloomington man is charged with criminal sexual assault for allegedly having sex with a woman while she was sleeping.… MORE
Bloomington man accused of dealing crack cocaine and heroin
A Bloomington man has been arrested on charges that he manufactured and sold crack cocaine and heroin.… 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…