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McLean County authorities said Thursday that they're investigating this week's discovery of a body in a ditch as a homicide. They also identified the victim was Ronald W. Thrasher Jr., 48, of Bloomington.
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A Minnesota man, Kentrell Brown, was sentenced to 80 years in prison Tuesday for the 2021 murder of Natwan Nash.
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Authorities say a woman faces murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting Wednesday morning in Ellsworth.
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Two Bloomington men, Justin Kletz and Derek Siebring, have been charged with murder in connection with a body found in a rural McLean County ditch over Thanksgiving weekend, authorities said Monday.
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Joshua Livingston, 41, was awaiting trial at the McLean County Jail on charges related to the strangulation death of Melissa Ostrom, a former girlfriend who had filed domestic violence charges against him in March.
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A 16-year-old was arrested late Saturday in connection with a fatal stabbing in south Bloomington.
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Sentencing was delayed Thursday for Michael Bakana, who was convicted of killing one woman and severely injuring another in a January 2021 shooting in downtown Bloomington.
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Bloomington Police are reminding the public to be on the lookout for a 24-year-old murder suspect, James D. Moon, who’s been on the run for two and a half years.
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Fear of the violent nature of some Americans caused Michael Bakana to fire 10 rounds from his handgun during a deadly dispute outside a downtown bar, according to Bakana's statement given to police two hours after the 2021 incident.
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Joshua Livingston, 39, was indicted for first-degree murder for alleged his involvement in the death of Melissa Ostrom, whose primary cause of death was strangulation, said McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder.