Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Families of domestic abuse learn to cope with the effects through music
An Illinois Prairie Community Foundation grant brings together the Music Connections Foundation and Neville House to help victims of domestic abuse.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Prairie Community ...
Feb 11, 2018
East side fire destroys apartment building, injures firefighter
A fire destroyed much of a 12-unit apartment building on Gettysburg Drive Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington firefighters battled a blaze ...
Feb 10, 2018
BPD: Local man produced methamphetamines in west side motel room
Jacob Laws is accused of producing methamphetamines in a west side Bloomington motel room.(Bloomington Police Department photos) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say t...
Feb 09, 2018
Local ministry works to combat human trafficking in McLean County
Catalyst Ministries in Bloomington is taking measures to fight human trafficking in McLean County. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Catalyst Ministries) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – A local organizati...
Feb 09, 2018
Survivors, families recall being ‘saved’ by St. Jude
Christine Graves (right) poses with her daughter Isabel for the St. Jude Radiothon. Christine’s son Emilio died of State 4 neuroblastoma at age 4. By Ashley Antonini BLOOMINGTON – Friday m...
Feb 09, 2018
Retailers: Tobacco 21 proposal is aimed at stores, not young smokers
A group is pushing for Illinois to raise Illinois’ legal smoking age to 21. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Advocates for Illinois’ shop owners are w...
Feb 09, 2018
Two fires in Bloomington-Normal ruled accidental
Firefighters say a quilt and a light bulb that came into contact ignited a fire in an apartment at The Lodge in Normal. (Photo Maria Henneberry/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Investigators i...
Feb 09, 2018
Garage leveled, home spared in Wednesday afternoon blaze
Although a garage was engulfed in flames today, local firefighters were able to control the blaze before it extended to a nearby house. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON –...
Feb 07, 2018
Bond set at $5 million for Bloomington man charged with killing wife, beating his stepson
Monroe Elbert is being held on $5 million bond on charges he fatally stabbed his wife, and physically abused his stepson. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON ...
Feb 07, 2018
Automatic sprinkler prevents spread of fire in Normal apartment
Firefighters from Normal credit an automatic sprinker with preventing the fire’s spread at The Lodge on Willow. (Photo Maria Henneberry/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – The Normal Fire Depa...
Feb 07, 2018
