Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Police chase down suspect in Mother’s Day shooting
Shooting suspect Fredd Mitchell apprehended after a foot chase. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police.) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have captured a shooting suspect ...
May 19, 2017
Fewer entering skilled labor as baby boomers retire
Caterpillar is one of the local employers looking to attract students into skilled trades. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Caterpillar) By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV PEORIA – From electricians to manufac...
May 19, 2017
Kenney man faces animal cruelty and weapons charges
A Kenney man faces felony charges for allegedly shooting a dog and possessing an unspecified explosive.(Photo courtesy DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office) By Greg Halbleib KENNEY – A Kenney ma...
May 19, 2017
No physical evidence tied to Bloomington murder suspect
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police)By Howard PackowitzA Bloomington Police detective testified Thursday he’s aware of no physical ev...
May 18, 2017
Two teens arrested for bomb threat at Leroy McDonald’s
(Photo courtesy of Leroy Police Department)By Howard PackowitzLEROY – Police in Leroy, southeast of Bloomington, have arrested a pair of teenage boys, who may have gotten a little more than they...
May 18, 2017
Local agencies mark National Prevention Week
The Institute for Human Resources in Pontiac is one of several local agencies marking National Prevention Week. (Photo Cynthia Grau/WJBC-WJEZ)By Cynthia GrauPONTIAC – This week is National Preve...
May 18, 2017
Forecasters assessing damage from Wednesday storms
While severe storms hit northern sections of Illinois, Central Illinois drivers dealt with poor visibility due to dust blown by high winds. (Photo Patti Penn/WJBC)By Illinois Radio NetworkThere’...
May 18, 2017
Kinzinger: Mueller can remove politics from Trump, Russia probe
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he believes Robert Mueller can lead an investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia without political interference. (Photo courtesy wwwcspan.org/...
May 18, 2017
Report: BHS linked to solicitation and trading of nude photos on web
(Photo Courtesy flickr/Sharaf) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Nude photographs, supposedly of former students at Bloomington High School, are featured on image boards of a website in w...
May 17, 2017
Murder victim Pamela Zimmerman feared ex-husband would become “ballistic”
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A client of murdered Bloomington financial plan...
May 17, 2017
