Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General warns of phone scams with AI voices
Phone scammers often invoke victim's loved ones to trick them into sending money or sharing personal information. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov)By WMBD-TVCHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is...
Jan 04, 2024
Georgia man ordered held in custody for deadly shooting of Peoria teen
Anderson faces charges of first-degree murder in connection with the April 9, 2022, shooting death of 17-year-old Kanye A. Stowers who was attending a party in Bloomington that day. (Flickr)By WMBD-TV...
Jan 04, 2024
Rivian production up, deliveries slightly down
Deliveries were a hair below 14,000, a decrease from the previous quarter. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Rivian Automotive ended 2023 by producing far more of its electric trucks...
Jan 04, 2024
Charges filed against Bloomington man in connection with deadly September crash
By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man faces up to five years in prison after being charged last week in connection with a fatal traffic accident this past fall.Kameron D. Major, 26, had been...
Jan 03, 2024
Bloomington teen cited for New Year’s Eve DUI
(WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington teen has been arrested and cited with a DUI for a crash on New Year's Eve. Police said the 17-year-old crashed into 6 Points Food and Liquo...
Jan 03, 2024
Normal Police make multiple firearm arrests
Normal Police Chief Steve Petrilli told WMBD that the arrests don't come as part of a larger initiative at the department, it's a way to highlight the work that officers are doing. (WJBC file photo)NO...
Jan 01, 2024
Indoor vaping ban starts in Illinois next year
With the support of the Illinois Department of Public Health hopes to improve public health across Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – Starting Jan. 1, vaping or e-cigaret...
Dec 28, 2023
Normal Police make multiple firearm arrests
All the cases were reviewed and charged by the McLean County State's Attorney's Office. (WJBC File Photos)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Normal Police announced five different firearm arrests since November...
Dec 28, 2023 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
New law guarantees paid leave for workers in Illinois on Jan. 1
Workers earn about one hour of leave every 40 hours they work and can be used for any reason. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – A new law will guarantee workers in Illinois will...
Dec 28, 2023
Bloomington’s Livingston’s Department Store 14-foot Santas to be restored
The McLean County Museum of History has its biggest object preservation ever in front of it: an $85,000 restoration of the two Santas. (WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – A local artist has ...
Dec 28, 2023
