Category Archives: Police and Fire
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. Oct. 26, 2015
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Mon. Oct. 26, 2015City of Bloomington has yet to...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. Oct. 23, 2015 – Sun. Oct. 25, 2015
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Fri. Oct. 23, 2015City of BloomingtonCall Time L...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2015

Normal Police investigating armed robbery on Saturday
(Flickr/davidsonscott15) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Normal Police are investigating an armed robbery. It happened around 10 p.m. Saturday at 408 W. Vernon Ave. Police said they’re looking for ...
Syndicated Author Oct 25, 2015

Chambers receives 42 years in prison for beating death
Willie Chambers (left), Tory Washington (center) and Anthony Davis-Dickson (right) beat Ronald Smith in June 2014. (Photos courtesy McLean County Jail.) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – One of t...
Syndicated Author Oct 23, 2015

Zimmerman’s new attorney picks up where former attorney left off
Kirk Zimmerman enters the courtroom for a hearing on a motion in his murder case. (Pool photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Criminal proceedings against murder suspect Kirk Zimmerman have resumed...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Oct. 21, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Wed. Oct. 21, 2015 City of Bloomington has yet...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2015

Bloomington fire causes $200K in damages, cause still unknown
A fire caused $200,000 in damages to a Bloomington home on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Fire officials say a blaze caused $200,000 in d...
Syndicated Author Oct 22, 2015

Second man pleads guilty in ISU copper theft
(Flickr/davidsonscott15) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to his role in the theft of $40,000 worth of copper from a decommissioned residence hall. Tyler Reinitz,...
Syndicated Author Oct 21, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. Oct. 20, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Tue. Oct. 20, 2015 City of Bloomington has yet...
Syndicated Author Oct 21, 2015
Family escapes house fire in Bloomington
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – The American Red Cross of the Heartland is providing assistance to a Bloomington family after their home was heavily damaged in a fire. Fire crews from Bloomington an...
Syndicated Author Oct 21, 2015