A Bloomington teenager is headed to prison after pleading guilty to recklessly firing a gun, critically wounding a younger teen in the face.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Man pulls gun trigger during confrontation, but nothing comes out – NPD investigating
Normal Police are investigating a confrontation that led to a gun nearly being fired during an altercation yesterday morning.… MORE
UPDATE: Woman pleads guilty to murdering her mother in Funks Grove last summer
The Tazewell County woman’s confession in court to killing her mother in Funks Grove last summer was not a plea bargain, and McLean County’s chief prosecutor said the guilty plea was unexpected. However, the attorney for Christine Roush, 22, indicated at a hearing last month that the case was close to being resolved.
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BPD investigating shots fired at Olive and Erickson Streets
Bloomington Police are investigating a report of gunshots that were heard last night near Olive and Erickson Streets.… MORE
BPD, NPD K9 units arrest wanted Indiana man
Members of the Bloomington Police Department’s K-9 unit and a Normal Police Department K-9 assisted in the arrest of a wanted Indiana man Sunday.… MORE
Bloomington police arrest two on cocaine charges
Bloomington police arrested two city residents on cocaine-related charges after a Wednesday search in the 200 block of S. Mason St.… MORE
Alleged crack cocaine dealer held on $250,000 bond after BPD investigation
A Bloomington Police Vice Unit investigation has led to an arrest of a local man on a dozen drug charges.… MORE
BPD Chief ready to work with civilian police board
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner is now embracing the creation of a civilian police board that will review how the department investigates citizens’ complaints against officers.… MORE
BPD’s Heffner: Officers to be wearing body cams by spring 2018
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner expects his officers will be wearing body cameras this spring.… MORE
ISU sends out emergency alert after apparent stabbing in Normal, suspect in custody
Illinois State University sent out an emergency alert across campus Friday night after a report of a stabbing in Normal.… 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…