Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington Fire Department takes on Hilltop Mobile Home Park fire
Bloomington fire crews responded to a fire at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park this morning. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington firefighte...
Sep 30, 2017 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Fire/File)
LeRoy man convicted of attempted sexual assault, burglary
Thomas Price was convicted of burglary and attempted sexual assault after a one-day bench trial. (Photo courtesy LeRoy Police)By Greg HalbleibLEROY – A McLean County judge has found a LeRoy man ...
Sep 28, 2017
Bloomington police investigating attempted carjacking
The victim in Sunday’s reported attempted carjacking was not injured. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are investigating an attempted carjacking on Veteran...
Sep 25, 2017
Man arrested in Bloomington on Missouri murder warrant
Deacon Zelch was booked at the McLean County Jail on Monday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man in Bloomington o...
Sep 25, 2017
Bloomington man arrest suspected gunman
Herman D. Adair, 22, of Bloomington was arrested Thursday on weapons charges. (Photo by Bloomington Police Department) By Sean CopelandBLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police arrested a man they believe ...
Sep 22, 2017
Bloomington man kills his children and himself
A Bloomington man took the life of his children and set fire to his house before taking his own life. (Photo by Sam Wood/WJBC)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say a man killed his c...
Sep 20, 2017
Suspect in fatal hit-and-run tied to November home invasion in Normal
Bloomington Police arrested Jakeb Collins, 22, for a hit-and-run crash that left one woman dead. He’s now tied to an unrelated home invasion and armed robbery last November in Normal (Phot...
Sep 20, 2017
3 people killed, 1 injured in arson fire
Three people were found dead after being found in a house on Brittany Court in Bloomington. (Photo by Sam Wood/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzA middle-aged man, a toddler, and infant are dead, and a fo...
Sep 19, 2017
Woman, 25, dies in I-74 crash
Traffic on Interstate 74 was slowed for hours following several crashes between Normal and Carlock. (Photo by Sean Copeland/WJBC)By Eric StockPEORIA – A 25-year-old woman was killed in a crash T...
Sep 15, 2017
Man’s body discovered in creek along Constitution Trail in Normal
Normal Police and the coroner investigate the death of a man whose body was discovered in a creek along Constitution Trail. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – A man’s bo...
Sep 13, 2017
