The intersection of College Avenue and Airport Road in Bloomington remains closed on Tuesday morning, following a one-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. … MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Body of missing kayaker recovered
Rescue crews have recovered the body Monday of a 22-year-old Streator man who went missing after falling out of a kayak in the Vermillion River.… MORE
Crews search for missing kayaker near Streator
Rescue crews and volunteers will resume their search on Monday morning for a kayaker who went missing in the Vermilion River near Streator.… MORE
Police respond to late-night gunshot in Normal
The Normal Police Department responded to calls of a gunshot in the 600 block of South Fell Avenue last night.… MORE
Clinton man identified in fatal workplace accident
DeWitt County Coroner Randy Rice has released the name of the m\an who was killed in a workplace accident in Clinton on Thursday. … MORE
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. April 7, 2017
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Bloomington (April 1-3) April 3, 2017 CALL TIME LOCATION / BLOCK ADDRESS DISPOSITION TYPE 1:06 am S VETERANS PKWY / BUNN ST Report Traffic Stop 3:46 am 9XX N ROOSEVELT AVE…… MORE
Police investigate shots fired in Normal
Normal Police said no arrests have been made following a shots fired incident on Thursday.… MORE
Bloomington man identified in fatal pedestrian crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis said a Bloomington man who was struck by an SUV Friday night dies of multiple blunt injuries. … MORE
Rauner marks State Police anniversary with talk of expanding department numbers
Illinois State Police are celebrating 95 years of service and Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to give the gift of new cadets.… MORE
Normal Police respond fatal crash on Veterans Parkway
The Normal Police Department responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash shortly after 8:20 p.m. last night.… 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…