Category Archives: Top Stories
Bloomington mayoral candidates answer questions at student-led panel
The election is in April. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – With less than a month until the April 1 consolidated election, candidates for Bloomington mayor explained their pos...
Mar 03, 2025
Women accused of giving Zzzquil to infant set for late March trial
The case heads to trial in March. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/file)By WMBD TV PEORIA – Two women, accused of murder in connection with the death of a 13-month-old boy, are scheduled for trial in lat...
Feb 28, 2025
Home Sweet Home Ministries propose 50-cabin village for unhoused in Bloomington
Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington nonprofit wants to use a Connect Transit property to build cabins for people experien...
Feb 28, 2025
Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit
Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that would have been used by the 56th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the...
Feb 28, 2025
Supreme Court declines to review Carbondale abortion clinic ‘bubble zone’ ordinance
Anti-abortion activists display signs and wave at passing cars on a rainy morning in November in front of CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health in Carbondale. (Saluki Local Reporting Lab photo by Car...
Feb 28, 2025
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard speaks at an event promoting new electric Pace buses in early February while Gov. JB Pritzker watches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew...
Feb 28, 2025
WATCH: Trump shouts at Zelenskyy as he and Vance berate Ukrainian leader as ‘disrespectful’
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Matt Wade)By WMBD TV and AP WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine's leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating Presiden...
Feb 28, 2025
‘A baby from a concentration camp’: doctor says of baby allegedly given Zzzquil
The recommended adult dosage is 30 milliliters. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV PEORIA – Two women allegedly gave a 13-month-old boy more than the recommended dose of an over-the-counter s...
Feb 26, 2025
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for his annual budget address. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnews...
Feb 26, 2025
One dead after officer involved shooting in Bloomington
The shooting remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A person is dead after an officer-involved shooting near the 700 block of Fairmont Drive in Bloomin...
Feb 25, 2025
