Lauren Warnecke

October is LGBTQ+ History Month. To celebrate, Prairie Pride Coalition is bringing a traveling exhibit which highlights 125 queer icons in an interactive digital display.

Correctional officers began wearing body worn cameras in the jail in mid-August. They were purchased as part of a 10-year technology upgrade for both jail and police operations within the McLean County Sheriff's Department.

Because of his age, Demetris Pace may be eligible for a parole hearing after 20 years in prison. He was convicted of attempted murder and other offenses related to a 2024 shooting that paralyzed a 20-year-old college athlete.

Sean Lenckus worked as an assistant public defender in McLean County for less than a year before his arrest in April. The Illinois Supreme Court has revoked his law license at least until the case is resolved.

The garden unveiled a new addition this week: a bronze cast sculpture by Bloomington's Herb Eaton that nods to the Twin Cities' circus roots.

The agreement gets Bloomington Police one step closer to implementing remote-operated drones as a help to officers responding to a scene.

Mixed-media artist Selina Trepp has her first solo exhibition at University Galleries in Uptown. Running through Oct. 3, 'Unprofessional Practices' features two short films created through stop-motion animation.

The singer/songwriter from Metamora has a new EP called More Than Just Bones, part of his deepening collaboration with Charles Wesley Godwin of Pittsburgh-based band The Allegheny High.

The mayor of Bloomington said the city and police department must work to regain public trust in the wake of the abrupt retirement of Assistant Chief Paul Williams. Williams was involved in a questionable traffic stop that sparked a lawsuit against Williams and the city.

Former Assistant Police Chief Paul Williams repeatedly leveraged his position and power during a four-decade career at the BPD, in ways which sometimes concerned his subordinates and superiors. The latest incident, involving a June traffic stop conducted while he was off duty, prompted a lawsuit followed by his abrupt retirement.