The driver of a van who allegedly ran off after a fatal crash in Bloomington last Saturday faces a felony charge that could land him in prison for up to 15 years.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
Police continue to investigate burglary spree in Kenney
The DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a series of burglaries that happened early Monday in Kenney.… MORE
Bloomington and Normal Police investigating four separate shots fired incidents over weekend
Bloomington and Normal Police are investigating four unrelated incidents in where shots were fired over the weekend.… MORE
ISU police raising funds for new ‘pawfficer’
The Illinois State University Police Department is hoping to add a furry recruit this fall.… MORE
BPD: Fatal hit-and-run suspect turns himself in
The suspect from a fatal hit-and-run crash over the weekend has turned himself in to Bloomington Police.… MORE
UPDATED: Man identified in hit and run accident
By A.J. Harris BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department has identified the man who was killed in a fatal hit and run accident over the weekend. 39-year-old Corey Cotrell, Normal, was killed by injuries sustained in the accident when his motorcycle and a van collided near the intersection of Main St. and Macarthur Ave. in…… MORE
BPD: Gunshots fired on city’s west side
Bloomington Police confirmed they found evidence of gunfire before dawn on Saturday at a west side public housing complex.… MORE
Pritzker’s immigration “firewall” includes ban on Dwight detention center
It is now illegal in Illinois to run privately-operated immigrant detention centers, like the $45 million proposed detention center in Dwight.… MORE
UPDATED: Second local man jailed for heroin-related death
A Bloomington man is the second person arrested for a drug-induced death last November.… MORE
UPDATED: No working smoke alarms in fatal fire
Investigators said Friday there were no working smoke detectors to warn an elderly woman who died in a house fire in Normal earlier this month.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…