Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Husband of key state witness allowed to testify at Zimmerman murder trial
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A judge issued a ruling Thursday in a high profile McLean County...
Aug 03, 2017
ISU president to get contract extension with new performance incentives
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz is expected to receive a pay raise in a three-year contract extension that for the first time will include performance bonuses. (WJBC file photo)By Eric...
Aug 03, 2017
Back to school puts focus on safe school buses, drivers
School transportation officials are making sure their buses–and drivers–are ready for the new term. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The beginning...
Aug 02, 2017
Aussies visit area to learn about Midwestern farming
The group of Australian ag professionals toured Livingston County on Tuesday. (Photo Cynthia Grau/WJBC-WJEZ)By Cynthia GrauPONTIAC – The Livingston County Farm Bureau hosted around 30 people fro...
Aug 02, 2017
Health insurance rate hikes under Obamacare in Illinois could top 40 percent
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday about expected rate increases under the Affordable Care Act exchanges. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – Illi...
Aug 02, 2017
Schock’s attorneys claim investigators asked ‘irrelevant’ questions about his sexual orientation
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock resigned in 2015 amid a federal investigation. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Ex-Congressman Aaron Shock is filing to have the charges against him dismissed, ...
Aug 02, 2017
Davis kicks off tax reform tour in Bloomington
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis talks with Fox & Hounds Day Spa owner Viki Tilton during a visit to her Bloomington store on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Rodney Davis)By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON ...
Aug 02, 2017
Judge allows DNA testing from gun in local homicide case
Normal murder suspect Daniel Lyons. (Photo from the McLean County Jail.) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A judge is allowing a crime lab to analyze DNA from a handgun in a McLean Cou...
Aug 01, 2017
LaHood: Time might be now for working together on Affordable Care Act reforms
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he hopes Republicans and Democrats and work together on making changes to the Affordable Care Act. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood)By RFD Radio/WFMBWASHINGTON –...
Jul 31, 2017
Woman from Normal dies in weekend boating accident on Kankakee River
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the death of Liz Larson, who was killed in a boating accident on Saturday. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Eric StockWILMINGTON – ...
Jul 31, 2017
