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Local News

Firehouse Subs Foundation Grants $23k to Normal Police Department for AED devices

Photo provided by Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. - The Firehouse Subs Foundation granted $23,000 to the Normal Police Department.  In this process, money was given to first responders for equipment, specifically AEDs for squad cars. The Firehouse Public Safety Foundation awards money to first responders for various projects.  Chief of Police Steve Petrilli talked about the competitive grant process and the timeline for replacing the AEDs. Petrilli says, “The […]

todayNovember 16, 2023

Local News

Normal PD uses recent sexual abuse cases to highlight children’s safety

NORMAL, Ill. - Over the past month, the Normal Police Department has concluded three major cases pertaining to child sexual abuse after convictions and sentencing.  NPD Detective Kendra DeRosa says that these three cases are a demonstration of three distinctly different types of cases that they receive at the department.   DeRosa is part of a special task force within the department focused on preventing internet crime against children. Through the […]

todayNovember 6, 2023

ISU News

ISU student Matthew Listman found dead near creek in Normal

Photo provided by the Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill. - Matthew Listman, 21, was reported missing in Normal on Thursday January 26. On Friday, he was found by a creek and pronounced dead. The Illinois State University student was last seen alive at 10:15 p.m. on the 26th near North Main Street and Orlando Avenue in Normal. Listman's body was found the next day in the 900 block of North […]

todayFebruary 4, 2023

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Three Subjects Apprehended by Normal PD in Attempted Robbery

NORMAL, Ill. - At attempted robbery at Target left three suspects in custody of the Normal Police Department. According to NPD at approximately 2 p.m. NPD was notified by a citizen regarding two suspicious vehicles driving slowly through the Target parking lot. Upon arriving at the retail store NPD was able to locate one of the vehicles, which officers were able to ascertain had been involved in an armed robbery […]

todayNovember 29, 2022

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Crash at Pub II puts Two Men in Critical Condition

NORMAL, Ill - At approximately 12:30am on Wednesday, a driver struck two pedestrians outside Pub II. Both men are in critical condition. Normal police say they responded to a call about a vehicular accident, on the scene they found two male pedestrians had been hit by a driver. Normal Fire Department rushed them to the hospital, both were in critical condition. One victim was life lifted to a hospital in […]

todaySeptember 15, 2022

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Armed Robbery in Normal

NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal Police Department is investigating an armed robbery with a knife at 315 West Beaufort St. near Uptown. The robbery occurred at approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday evening at the 707 Liquor Mart across from the Watterson Tower dormitories. The suspect is described as a black male, who fled the scene on foot wearing a black hoodie and grey sweatpants. Police are continuing to monitor and […]

todayAugust 21, 2022

Local News

Normal Police Chief Announces Retirement

Photo courtesy from Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill.--After 11 years the Normal Police Chief announced plans to retire at the end of April 2022. Rick Bleichner has served as the chief of police since 2011. "I have given this great consideration and the time is right,” said Bleichner. “The organization has six new recruits preparing to report to the academy at the end of April and I am confident the department […]

todayMarch 24, 2022

ISU News

BREAKING: A Man With A Weapon

Photo Courtesy from Illinois State University Police Department  NORMAL, Ill.--At approximately 11:00 a.m. Illinois State University notified students, staff and faculty about a man with a weapon on Main and Locust. There were further updates from ISU Emergency Alert explaining that the person with a weapon was not in regards to an active shooting situation. The person was believed to be armed and dangerous on or near campus. There was […]

todayNovember 12, 2021

COVID-19

Young America petition to lower rent circulates around the Lodge

Photo courtesy to Young America Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Everyone that lives at Lodge signed a lease to live there before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Residents' leases began at the beginning of the summer and end next May. Lodge resident and petition organizer Anna Adams pays $765 of rent for her apartment and access to amenities at Lodge like the fitness center, pools and grill areas. "Without these amenities open, […]

todayAugust 26, 2020