Category Archives: Police and Fire
Man suffers non life-threatening injuries after Bloomington stabbing
McLean County Jail (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was hospitalized after being stabbed earlier Friday morning at a Bloomington apartment building.According to police...
May 09, 2025
Pekin man faces life in federal prison for enticement of minor
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Pekin man faces up to life in prison after being indicted this week by a federal grand jury for trying to ent...
May 08, 2025
Bloomington Fire Dept. mourns firefighter Kyle Walder’s loss
Kyle Walder, 31. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Fire Department) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Fire Department is mourning the death of a firefighter who died off duty.Kyle Walder, 31, died afte...
May 06, 2025
One injured in Monday morning wreck in Bloomington
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was hospitalized after a single vehicle wreck Monday morning on Rivian Motorway.At 7:45 a.m., the Blo...
May 05, 2025
‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officers
The mother of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca mourns her son at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Capitol News Il...
May 01, 2025
Human error led to double votes in Tazewell County election
Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman, who oversees the elections for the county, said two people voted early and then forgot about it.PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Two people in Tazewell County voted twice last...
May 01, 2025
State Police provide updates on Chatham after-school tragedy
ISP Director Kelly updated the media Thursday afternoon. (Police/File) Kelly confirmed that Marianne Akers used to work for the Illinois State Police, but did not say what position she worked.He also ...
May 01, 2025
Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
Red ribbon signifying village slogan "Chatham Strong" tops fallen crime scene tape on a single tree in front of the field that a Jeep crossed before striking the building where YNOT Outdoors after-sch...
May 01, 2025
Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
Tracks through a farmer's field show the path of a black Jeep that hit a building housing an after-school program in Chatham. The Jeep was driven by Marianne Akers, a former employee of the Illinois S...
Apr 30, 2025
Mental fitness test sought for man accused in South Pekin double homicide
The case remains under investigation. PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Attorneys for a man accused of kiling two people last week in South Pekin did not contest prosecutors' request to hold him pending trial.Also...
Apr 29, 2025
