By WMBD-TV CENTRAL ILLINOIS – Positive COVID-19 tests are going up once again in Central Illinois. Though we aren’t seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, there is still an uptick in positive tests. Four weeks ago, the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Illinois was 11.1%. Last week they were 15.5% COVID-19 deaths were also…… MORE
By WMBD-TV CENTRAL ILLINOIS – The United States Postal Service (USPS) is warning customers of a scam that can lead to personal or financial information being stolen. It’s called “smishing”, a form of phishing that involves a text message or a phone number. Victims usually receive a message asking them to click a link, luring…… MORE
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathleen Yoder has released the name and cause of death of the man killed on I-55 on Tuesday. According to a McLean County Coroner news release, Jacob Shaw, 27, of Kenosha, Wisconsin likely died from multiple blunt injuries from his car striking a parked utility truck…… MORE
Bloomington Fire Department saved a dog from a Wednesday morning apartment fire.… MORE
By DILPREET RAJUCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed multiple bills expanding reproductive rights in Illinois on Wednesday, including codifying a federal law that allows medical professionals to perform an abortion in response to a clinical emergency. Another bill bolsters Illinois’ interstate shield law that prohibits Illinois authorities from disclosing information, or using…… MORE
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – The McLean County Health Department is reminding community member’s to fight the bite after a bird has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Normal. The health department collected the dead crow after a resident reported it in the 61761 zip code area in Normal. West Nile Virus is a…… MORE
By WMBD-TV WOODFORD COUNTY – The Woodford County Emergency Management Agency is spreading the word about the Care Trak system. It helps the agency track those with dementia, should they disappear. The device bridges the gap for those with dementia who still have some independence and their families aren’t quite ready for them to go…… MORE
The co-owner of Coffrin’s ATA Martial Arts has been given the title of master instructor by the American Taekwondo Association, the school announced Tuesday.… MORE
A Bloomington eye care practice will soon be laying off many employees.… MORE
Illinois State Police said one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Bloomington on Tuesday.… 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…