By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – Thunderstorms last Thursday, June 13, left their mark on eastern McLean County, carving out a notable path of wind damage. The National Weather Service in Lincoln has identified five separate tornado touchdowns. They are still finalizing their reports. But what happened to cause this? Has this happened before? First, let’s look back…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Residents in the City of Bloomington will not have to pay a utility tax on their water bill next month due to an issue identified on the city’s utility bills. According to Bloomington’s Communication & External Affairs Manager Katherine Murphy, an issue was identified in the processing of the utility tax…… MORE
Expanding her heart, not once, not twice, but four times. Hilary Pacha, a single mom and her 13-year-old son, Elijah, have grown their family from two to six this year.… MORE
Independence Day is approaching, and Normal Police plans to beef up traffic enforcement for the July Fourth celebrations.… MORE
A Georgia woman stands accused of pointing a pistol at another driver last Friday on I-55 in Livingston County.… MORE
Illinois State University is on the cusp of a new STEM lab but needs government funding.… MORE
By WMBD_TV BLOOMINGTON – Two central Illinois cities made the list of the top 100 places to live in the U.S. according to Livability.com. According to the list, both Bloomington and Peoria ranked in the top 100 best small to mid-sized cities to live in 2024. Bloomington ranked 36 and Peoria ranked 88. Both cities made…… MORE
By WMBD-TV KEWANEE – The Illinois State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a person of interest for a homicide investigation. On June 8, Kewanee police responded to a welfare check on West Division Street near Chautauqua Park, according to an ISP news release. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive man…… MORE
The Normal Police Department on Facebook recognized Officer Isaiah Williamson and Officer Eric Sage for their recent police work.… MORE
McLean County Prosecutors charged a third person in the shooting death of Jamere Bew.… 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…