Bloomington Police

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.

Bloomington Police said someone shot a man Thursday night outdoors in the 500 block of East Monroe Street.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday received a presentation on how to make incentives more understandable and effective to developers.

The Bloomington Police Department said officers were called to the 1400 block of North Lee Street at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday, after several reports of shots fired in the area.

Newly released video shows Bloomington Police officers spent 10 minutes pleading with a 15-year-old to drop a gun before fatally shooting him when the confrontation escalated.