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Weather key to grain markets right now
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A weather premium came into the marketplace late last week before localized rains helped some farm fields over the weekend.
The rain that came over the weekend was spotty, with some producers missing precipitation completely. The longer term outlook cooled temperatures down and put some moisture in the forecast for the end of May.
Kenny Long was one of three Redbirds named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) 
Long term parking in the Uptown Station deck will be $8 a month for Amtrak riders, but there will be a free option in the College Avenue parking deck. (Stephanie Pawlowski/WJBC) Normal oks Amtrak parking deck charge, with free option
NORMAL - Normal's Town Council approved the $8 daily parking fee for Amtrak users, but City Manager Mark Peterson said there will be a free option available.
He said the town will, in the short term, provide the top level of the College Avenue Parking Deck free for long term parking. He said he did hear from members of the public who want a free option.
Illinois farmers planted 3.2 million acres of soybeans last week, according to Illinois Crop Statistician Brad Schwab. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC) Dry weather keeps planters moving
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Illinois farmers planted 3.2 million acres of soybeans last week, according to Brad Schwab, chief crop statistician with the Illinois Field Office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Above normal temperatures and no rainfall across the state gave farmers ideal conditions for planting. Soybean planting progressed 36 percentage points in one week, now at 80 percent complete. That's compared to 38 percent last year and the five-year average of 37 percent. Forty percent of the soybeans have emerged.
Normal CornBelters Manager Chad Parker weighed in on the team's first two games Monday. (WJBC photo) 
Former Redbird Dana Ford is officially part of the Illinois State men's basketball staff. Coach Dan Muller announced the assistant coach's hiring Monday. (Photo by WJBC's B Corbin) McEvoy on Sports: More Illinois State basketball changes
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Illinois State University Professor of Sport Management Chad McEvoy joined WJBC's R.C. McBride and Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss recent changes to the ISU basketball team since the hiring of new head coach Dan Muller.
Last week, it was confirmed that Anthony Beane Sr. will join the Salukis as an assistant coach next season. His son, Anthony Beane Jr., has been released from his National Letter of Intent to play with the Redbirds. Today it was officially announced that former Redbird Dana Ford is now part of the Illinois State men’s basketball staff.
Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to focus on Medicaid and pension reforms. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for GEANCO Foundation) 
The McLean County Law and Justice Center in Bloomington. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) Public weighs in on foreclosure panel’s ideas
BLOOMINGTON – A special Illinois Supreme Court committee is looking for public input on proposed ways to improve how lower courts handle foreclosures, just as McLean County gets its new mediation program under way.
One of the high court panel’s subcommittees has drafted 14 proposed recommendations for foreclosure mediation and mandatory preforeclosure loss mitigation.
The Miller Park Zoo San Clemente Island Goat named Bella is seen with her new female kid at the zoo. (Photo courtesy of the City of Bloomington) 
An evacuation in progress during the the annual Grand Island Archaeological Research Project. (Photo courtesy of http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jmskibo/grandisland/) ISU students first to unearth new archeological site
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Distinguished Professor Jim Skibo from the Illinois State Univeristy Department of Sociology and Anthropology and graduate student Susan Kooiman joined WJBC's R.C. McBride and Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss the annual Grand Island Archaeological Research Project.
It's a cooperative between Illinois State University and the Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan and explores more than 4,000 years of human history in sites along the small island.
- Weather key to grain markets right now
- 3 Redbirds named All-MVC baseball First Team
- Normal oks Amtrak parking deck charge, with free option
- Dry weather keeps planters moving
- CornBelters manager Parker confident in new team
- McEvoy on Sports: More Illinois State basketball changes
- Quinn dismisses gambling as 'shiny' distraction
- Public weighs in on foreclosure panel's ideas
- Miller Park Zoo's rare goat gives birth to kid
- ISU students first to unearth new archeological site
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