Category Archives: Top Stories
Former OSF resident indicted on 56 counts of unauthorized videotaping in bathroom
Chang is no longer employed at the hospital. (Photo courtesy; WJBC/File) By WMBD News PEORIA – A former neurosurgery resident at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center has been indicted on ...
Sep 12, 2023
ISU professor appears for arraignment in sexual assault charges
Alan Bates remains out on bond. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police) By WMBD News MCLEAN COUNTY – Illinois State University Professor Alan Bates appeared in court on Friday for an arraignment.In...
Sep 09, 2023
Bloomington Fire Chief Eric West to retire at year’s end
Bloomington Fire Department Chief Eric West. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – After a more than 30-year career, Bloomington Fire’s top leader is retiring in...
Sep 09, 2023
Midwest Food Bank starts campaign to end child hunger
The back-to-school program will also help kids in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. (Facebook/Midwest Food Bank)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – A new back-to-school campaign to eliminate childhood...
Aug 31, 2023
Tazewell, Woodford Animal Controls to consider collaboration
Tazewell and Woodford counties are looking at possibly uniting with a plan that will help both counties. (Photo Flickr/EveProkop)By WMBD-TVTAZEWELL COUNTY – Two Central Illinois counties may ent...
Aug 31, 2023
Local airport expecting more travelers during Labor Day weekend
The airport also has connections with some Florida airports but has not seen any changes in flights due to Hurricane Idalia. (Facebook/Central Illinois Regional Airport)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON -Labor Da...
Aug 31, 2023
David Zimmerman to retire from Tazewell County Board
Zimmerman was appointed to the board in 1997 and elected as the chair in 2008. (Photo Courtesy of WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVTAZEWELL COUNTY – The chairman of the Tazewell County Board announced his plan...
Aug 30, 2023
Heyworth school board reduces class sizes to focus on literacy
The district said it will be collecting data over the next three years to see if it is working. (WJBC/File Photo)By WMBD-TVHEYWORTH – Heyworth's school board approved a reduction of class sizes ...
Aug 30, 2023
Chenoa officer involved in crash near Towanda
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV CHENOA – The Chenoa Police Department announced Tuesday that one of its officers was involved in a crash on I-55 n...
Aug 29, 2023
Former Bloomington Mayor Jesse Smart dies
Smart served as the Mayor of Bloomington for 12-years. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By WMBD BLOOMINGTON – The former three-term mayor of Bloomington Jesse Smart has died at 84 as confir...
Aug 28, 2023
