A teacher found a bullet in a Normal Community West High School classroom on Monday. One mother shares how she thought the worst, as this came a week after a school shooting in Michigan.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Local police departments provide Christmas gifts to local kids through the ‘Shop with a Cop’ campaign
Over 45 children in the Twin-Cities are smiling more this holiday season, thanks to Normal Police.… MORE
NPD: Watch out for ‘porch pirates’ during the holiday season
As the holidays quickly approach, the Normal Police Department warns those ordering online to keep an eye on their package once it arrives.… MORE
ISP further reduces FOID card backlog
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police are announcing a significant decrease in the backlog of FOID cards that need to be processed. ISP Trooper Jason Wilson says the FOID card backlog in November of last year reached nearly 139,000, but has now been whittled down to 7,800. Processing times currently average about 38…… MORE
Man facing charges in McLean County after allegedly caught with handgun and ammunition at CIRA airport screening
A man remains behind bars in McLean County after TSA agents allege he attempted to bring a gun through airport screening at Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Bloomington Police investigating Thursday night shooting
Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help in solving a “shots fired” incident late Thursday night.… MORE
Co-workers hopeful for Bloomington woman’s recovery from SUV-pedestrian crash
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A local woman hit by a sport utility vehicle in north Bloomington on Thursday is recovering at an Urbana hospital, and coworkers at the McLean County Clerk’s office are optimistic about her recovery. Gracie Ayers of Bloomington was initially taken to a hospital in the Twin-Cities, then flown by helicopter…… MORE
Police: Woman hit by vehicle, pinned against building in north Bloomington Thursday
A 30-year old woman was badly hurt Thursday after Bloomington Police said a vehicle hit her and pinned her against a building.… MORE
McLean County Coroner ID’s ISU student involved in Monday night car crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified an Illinois State University graduate student who died during a car accident near ISU’s campus Monday evening.… MORE
UPDATE: Woman dies from injuries after car-pedestrian crash near ISU
By HOI ABC NORMAL – A 23-year old woman who was hit by a car in Normal Monday evening has died from her injuries. Normal Police and McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said the woman was pronounced dead Tuesday at about 4:15 p.m. at Carle BroMenn Medical Center. Authorities say the woman was hit on…… 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…