Bloomington Police

The teen, who was arrested Friday and sent to the McLean County Juvenile Detention Facility, is being charged as an adult for the alleged murder of Darius Floyd, 35, of Bloomington, on Thursday night.

Bloomington Police said they took a 17-year-old male into custody without incident and seized two firearms during the operation.

Bloomington Police said they were called to the 1700 block of Illinois Street at 11:35 p.m. Thursday for a report of a person shot.

A brief but powerful storm swept through Bloomington-Normal mid-afternoon, causing scattered power outages throughout the community.

Bloomington Police said officers and the Bloomington Fire Department responded to Center Street and Oakland Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. A truck had veered off the road and struck a tree.

The roof of Reconcile Church at 411 E. Mulberry St. collapsed Wednesday night and city officials say the building remains unstable.

Bloomington Police say they were attempting to make a routine traffic stop when the suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot and retrieved what appeared to be a gun. Police later recovered the weapon in the area where the suspect fled.

The mayor thinks there is a need for more regulation of massage businesses to prevent sex trafficking, and agrees the city council did the right thing in postponing consideration of an ordinance to do that.

Bloomington-Normal police say they’re encountering imitation guns more frequently, often among young people for whom guns are a status symbol. Like all commodities, fakes can be an easier way to get what you want.

Police and prosecutors say they’ve seen a concerning increase in juvenile incidents involving guns. That includes shots-fired incidents that can be traumatizing for a neighborhood even if no one is injured or killed.