By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A North Carolina man has died after a semi tractor-trailer truck careened off a bridge and crashed on a road below on Wednesday. McLean County Coroner, Kathy Yoder, said 52 year old Willie Broner, Jr. of Dallas, North Carolina., died of multiple blunt force injuries when his truck left the roadway…… MORE
Growmark has a new corporate headquarters.… MORE
Prayer services across Central Illinois are being held in solidarity with Israel. Dozens of students gathered met on the quad to join Chabad at ISU.… MORE
The Normal Police Department announced on Wednesday it will be using new technology to keep citizens safe.… MORE
There were 5.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 8, 2023. … MORE
The Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal showed off its new Luckey Climber exhibit with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday. … MORE
With nothing to do in Washington with no speaker, U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) shared her thoughts about the nation’s top stories with reporters in Decatur Monday.… MORE
Bloomington has seen a recent spike in overdoses as the fentanyl crisis continues to affect communities big and small.… MORE
You just might see a big, 56-foot bus wrapped in blue and green, festooned with the logos of Illinois manufacturers.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Average gas prices in Illinois have fallen 11 cents over the past week, averaging $3.65 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. Gas prices in the state are 31 cents cheaper than a month ago and stand 74 cents lower compared to this time last year. According to GasBuddy price reports, some…… 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…