Category Archives: Police and Fire
State Police release Memorial Day weekend enforcement results
State troopers issued thousands of traffic citations and arrested over 100 people for driving under the influence over Memorial Day weekend. (DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – S...
Jun 02, 2018
BPD arrest man for alleged meth delivery
Bloomington Police arrested Emil Cruz yesterday for allegedly delivering over 28 grams of meth. (McLean County Jail)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a Bloomington m...
Jun 01, 2018
Dixon school shooting hero says schools need support
Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) honored Dixon officer Mark Dallas for thwarting a school shooting earlier this month. (Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – The resource officer that sho...
May 31, 2018
Bloomington PD investigates donut shop robbery
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery of the Dunkin’ Donuts on East Oakland Avenue on Sunday. (Facebook/Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Police have released a...
May 29, 2018
Coroner: Bloomington man walking on I-74 struck and killed by a semi
Illinois State Police and the DeWitt County coroner are investigating the death of a Bloomington man who was struck by a semi on I-74 near Farmer City. (File photo courtesy Facebook)By Howard Packowit...
May 27, 2018
Fire damages Stanford home during Friday night storm
This A-frame home on Pleasant Street in Stanford was damaged by fire Friday evening. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzSTANFORD – A Stanford home was damaged by fire durin...
May 25, 2018
Prosecutor: Normal West teen killed in crash may have run a red light
Normal West High School student Olivia Sonetz, 17, was killed in a March 6 car crash just west of the Twin-Cities. (Photo courtesy Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON ̵...
May 25, 2018
Man who dumped body near Pontiac in 1996 convicted of 5 more killings
Andrew Urdiales, 53, has been convicted of killing eight women. (Illinois Department of Corrections)By Eric StockA convicted serial killer who murdered a woman and dumped her body in the Vermillion Ri...
May 24, 2018
Streator woman dead, 3 in custody after shooting
Streator police are still investigating Tuesday night’s shooting.(Flickr/Alan Cleaver)By WMBD-TVSTREATOR – Three suspects are in police custody after a woman was shot and killed Tuesday ni...
May 23, 2018
Alderman Hauman wants closure on divisive ‘welcoming city’ debate
Bloomington alderwoman Diana Hauman wants closure on the ‘welcoming city’ resolution by having aldermen take a vote on the controversial issue. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBL...
May 14, 2018
