By Blake Haas MCLEAN COUNTY – A McLean County woman stands accused of kidnapping a man and beating him with a metal pipe. According to an arrest report, a man called police to report a noise complaint late last week. When the man opened his front door, he found Katie Franco, 40, allegedly threatening him…… MORE
A Pontiac man awaits a sentencing hearing after being found guilty of home invasion and sexual abuse that happened in 2021.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton (D-Ill.) stopped by the Minority Business Development Center at Eastland Mall in Bloomington to hear from minority women business owners for her new initiative “We Thrive”. “We Thrive” is an effort spearheaded by Stratton to financially empower minority women business owners by increasing access to existing resources. Bloomington was…… MORE
A McLean County jury handed down a guilty verdict against a man they say shot a Bloomington man nearly a dozen times.… MORE
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank and the McLean County Unit 5 school district announced a partnership that will bring a Foodmobile to Normal Community West High School.… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Surveys and meetings were held by Bloomington officials to get the opinion of community members on what they would like to see be implemented in the remodel. Questions on the survey included if they would like to keep historic characteristics or spring for a more modern look; another, if they would…… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is investigating two shots fired incidents that transpired on Wednesday. An officer heard shots being fired near their location at 6:45 Wednesday night. An additional investigation led to the 800 block of South Summit Street, where officers located evidence that a shooting had taken place. There…… MORE
Authorities in Springfield released the name of a 73-year old Bloomington man who died in a crash earlier this week.… MORE
Illinois lawmakers are floating another attempt to curb the costs of prescription drugs, announcing a bill to set up a “prescription drug affordability board,” which would evaluate drug costs and set what advocates say are reasonable rates.… MORE
A record-breaking year is in the books for the Bloomington Fire Department.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…