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One person arrested following Iroquois County road rage incident
IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A road rage incident where a person allegedly waved a gun at someone led to an arrest. At approximately 3:07 p.m., Illinois State Police Troop 5 responded to Interstate 57 southbound mile marker 285 in Iroquois County for a reported road rage incident. Police said the suspect vehicle brandished a […]
Fatal crash in Iowa claims the lives of three Champaign children
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A deadly car crash one state over resulted in the death of three young children from Champaign. On Oct. 8, a family was involved in a crash on Highway 30 in Iowa last week. It resulted in three family members being hospitalized and three children under the age of five losing […]
Public safety discussed after string of violence in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — After several violent incidents rocked the town of Normal over the past month or so, the town council held a special meeting Wednesday to “draw a line in the sand,” in the words of city manager Pamela Reece. Two ordinances were discussed that, while similar, have varying fines. One would be […]
Bloomington man to get new trial regarding 2021 deadly shooting outside downtown bar
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Bloomington man will get a second chance to argue he shouldn’t spend the rest of his life in prison in connection with a double shooting outside a Bloomington nightclub in 2021 that left one dead and another injured. A trio of judges at the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield […]