Category Archives: Top Stories
Man behind bars in McLean County for allegedly biting officers leg
Woods is ordered to have no contact with the victim. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A 35-year old man is facing felony charges in McLean County for allegedly biting a pol...
Feb 21, 2022
Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal returning to full operations
More information about the museum can be found at www.childensdiscoverymuseym.net. (Photo courtesy: Children’s Discovery Museum/Facebook) By Blake HaasNORMAL – After two years of limited h...
Feb 21, 2022
Pontiac Police announce departments’ 2021 Officer of the Year
Pontiac Police Officer Joshua Bray. (Photo courtesy: Pontiac Police Department) By Blake HaasPONTIAC – The Pontiac Police Department announced a three-year veteran of the Department is the 2021 ...
Feb 17, 2022
ISU Police issue crime advisory; student alleges she was robbed
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Illinois State University or Normal Police. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/Illinois State University Police Department)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Illinois ...
Feb 17, 2022
Democrats threaten to remove State Rep. Wilhour for not wearing a mask on House floor
State Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet), the presiding officer, admonished State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (WILL-aowr) (R-Beecher City) Tuesday over not wearing a mask, then she shut off his mic. (Photo courte...
Feb 16, 2022
Prosecutor: Mother didn’t mention kids at arrest or in jail
Kimberlee Burton, 29, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail/HOI-ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A mother arrested as the investigation continues into a missing infant m...
Feb 16, 2022
Students in central Illinois experience space through a simulate course
Thanks to a grant from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin company, students in central Illinois can experience space through simulated space missions. (Photo courtesy: Heartland Community C...
Feb 16, 2022
Despite ruling from JCAR, Gov. Pritzker wants to see what happens in the courts
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – It will take more than a bi-partisan, bi-cameral roadblock to get Gov Pritzker off his mask message. The Joint Committe...
Feb 16, 2022
McLean County PATH Crisis selected as new 988 crisis/suicide phone line; adding 115 new positions
Chris Workman, Executive Director at PATH Crisis spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner. (Photo courtesy: PATH Crisis/Facebook) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s PATH Crisis is a...
Feb 16, 2022
Redbird coach Dan Muller will not return after 2022 season
In 10 seasons as the head coach at Illinois State, Muller has collected a 167-150 record and coached the Redbirds to a share of the 2017 MVC regular-season title. (Photo Courtesy of GoRedbirds.com)By ...
Feb 14, 2022
