Category Archives: Police and Fire
Local police remind motorists about school zone safety
Officer Brad Park says drivers should never pass a stopped school bus while the red lights are flashing. (Normal PD/Twitter) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Several schools in Bloomington-Normal h...
Oct 27, 2020
Eureka woman charged with severe beating, home invasion in Normal
Damm is charged with home invasion, aggravated battery, and mob action. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Eureka woman is being held in the McLean County Jail ...
Oct 27, 2020
Bloomington Fire Chief to retire next month
Brian Mohr began his career with the Bloomington Fire Department in 1991. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will retir...
Oct 23, 2020
Bloomington woman receives 23 years in prison for fatal stabbing
Leila Jackon, 22, of Bloomington (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman, who fatally stabbed a man in the heart two years ago, was sentence...
Oct 19, 2020
Drug trafficking charge filed against Peoria man arrested for pot possession at Twin-Cities airport
Emanuel Wells (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Peoria man remained jailed Tuesday night in McLean County after prosecutors said police found almost ...
Oct 14, 2020
BPD: Three in critical condition after shooting on west side
Police were called around 3:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of Iowa Street on the city’s west side. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas and Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are inv...
Oct 12, 2020
19-year-old man charged with solicitation for sex in McLean County
Mison Smith, 19, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors have accused a 19-year old Bloomington man with soliciting ...
Oct 12, 2020
BPD probing shots fired incident over the weekend
Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD Detective Jesse Lanphear at 309-434-2369. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111. (WJBC file photo) ...
Oct 12, 2020
Judge set to rule next month on convicted child killer’s new trial request
Cynthia Baker will be back in court November 19 to find out if Judge Casey Costigan grants her a new trial or goes ahead with the sentencing. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMIN...
Oct 12, 2020
Tuesday morning crash in Bloomington followed traffic stop with suspects fleeing from police
The car, Wamsley said Tuesday, clipped another vehicle and hit a tree when it was split in two. (Photo courtesy: News Happening in Bloomington Normal McLean Co Area and All Over/Facebook) BLOOMINGTON ...
Oct 08, 2020
