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Bloomington, IL

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (WMBD) – Teams from around Illinois descended upon Shirk Center in Bloomington to compete in the Top Times Meet. Highlights are included in the video. Teams also remembered the loss of Prairie Central’s Drew Fehr and Dylan Bazzell, who were killed in a sledding accident. Teams...

Illinois Top Times Meet: Athletes remember Drew Fehr, Dylan Bazzell, Tessa Sutton

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — A teenage girl is missing, and Bloomington police are asking the public for help finding her. The teenager, Destinie Rankin, was reported missing on Saturday at about 7 p.m. She was last seen Friday at approximately 4 p.m. Following a verbal disagreement with her family,...

Bloomington teen reported missing Saturday

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD)– Bloomington police arrested two women after a report of shots fired on Wednesday. According to Bloomington police Facebook, police observed two suspects fleeing the area that matched the description provided by multiple callers. A pistol was located after patting down both subjects. No injuries have been...

Shots fired in Bloomington lead to two arrests

Peoria, IL

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– Tessa Sutton, the 17-year-old Central Illinoisian suffering from a terminal illness, has passed away on Friday. According to the Facebook group Team Tessa, Sutton passed peacefully surrounded by her family. The family released a brief statement:. “At 3:09 p.m. our beautiful girl passed peacefully surrounded by...

Tessa Sutton, local teenager suffering from terminal illness passes away

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) At Tuesday’s upcoming Peoria City Council meeting, grants for two local parks are on the agenda. Just in time for spring, Logan Park and Morton Square Park are getting a makeover. It’s thanks to the allocation of $875,000 community development block grant (CDBG) funds that will...

Peoria’s Logan Park and Morton Square Park getting $875,000 makeover

Irvine, CA

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Rivian is expected to announce a reorganization plan that will move more employees to its Normal, Ill. and Irvine, Calif. locations. According to the Wall Street Journal, someone familiar with the plan said that the reorganization will relocate part of its engineering team to help speed up production.

Rivian expected to relocate more employees to Normal factory

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Fairbury, IL

FAIRBURY, Ill. (WCIA) — Funeral services have been scheduled in Fairbury for 18-year-old Dylan Bazzell and 17-year-old Drew Fehr, who both passed away earlier this week in a Colorado sledding accident. Bazzell’s services have been set, and will include two visitations at the First Baptist Church of Fairbury, one...

School district closes all schools for Prairie Central students’ funeral services

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It was a pep rally atmosphere at The Elise Ford Allen Academy as the school celebrated its Hoops with Hearts charity event. Students from the school played a pickup basketball game with the rest of the school watching. This was all for 8th-grader Lonna Beasley, who has almost fully recovered after almost needing a heart transplant last year. Her mother, Misty Beasley, said that medicine and prayer were able to get her daughter through the medical hardship.

Local school celebrates Hoops with Hearts charity event

Champaign, IL

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A Champaign woman will spend the next 47 years behind bars following her conviction for murder, a judge determined on Wednesday. A jury determined in January that Arieana Colbert, 22, was personally responsible for the murder of 19-year-old Acarrie Ingram-Triner on Oct. 20, 2021. Prosecutors said the two were involved in an argument at the Champaign Park Apartments, during which Colbert pulled out a gun and fired at Ingram-Triner. One of the bullets hit her in the neck and she died as a result.

Illinois woman sentenced to 47 years in prison for murder

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Bloomington Fire Department announced Friday that they received an award from the American Heart Association. According to a Bloomington fire press release, the department received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold-Plus achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing heart attacks.

Bloomington fire receives American Heart Association award

Springfield, IL

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– A grand jury returned indictments against two Peoria residents for fraudulently obtaining funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). 25-year-old Andre Johnson was charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement. 33-year-old Shon Smith was charged with one count...

Two Peoria residents indicted for COVID-19 relief fund fraud

Washington State

Washington, IL

WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Tangled Roots, the proposed brewpub in Washington, must pass a review in order for construction to begin. The Historic Preservation Commission (HCP) will meet next Thursday, March 30, to confirm or deny demolition of the historic buildings that currently occupy the proposed location. If approved, city planners such as Jon Oliphant are excited as to what the brewpub would bring to the community.

Proposed brewpub in Washington must pass historic review

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ISU upsets MVC co-leader Southern Illinois 72-66, Bradley wins on road at UIC

NORMAL, Illinois (WMBD) – Illinois State upset co-Missouri Valley Conference leader Southern Illinois at CEFCU Arena Sunday 72-66. The team was without their leading scorer Darius...

ISU upsets MVC co-leader Southern Illinois 72-66, Bradley wins on road at UIC

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