By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Bison announced that its team will be affiliated with the New York Rangers during a press conference at Grossinger Motors Arena on Thursday. The affiliation is a five-year agreement. Team owner Jim Hallett gave Ranger jerseys to Bloomington City Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and the City Manager Jeffrey Jurgens immediately after…… MORE
A former Heartland Community College baseball student-athlete now has another accolade to his name – two-year college athlete of the year… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – Next week, the Bloomington Bison will announce which NHL franchise their minor league team will be affiliated with. The Bison are in the ECHL which is a class AA minor league hockey franchise. Most teams within the ECHL have an affiliation with the National Hockey League. The Bison will also like…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Titans left no doubt why they were the number one seed in the Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, winning three games in three days to punch their ticket to the national tournament. IWU took down archrival Millikin 4-2 in the CCIW championship game in a comeback effort after also winning the regular…… MORE
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors has announced a state final hosting contract extension for the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals.… MORE
After guiding her team to the Class 3A State Championship, a Lincoln Girls basketball standout is now Ms. Basketball of Illinois.… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Coach Steve Paxson will always remember the 2024 season for reaching a hallowed milestone, his 500th career win. Paxson said, “It’s been a good thing because I’ve been able to connect with a lot of guys I’ve coached over the years and that’s been really fun. But I’m sure excited to…… MORE
A former University of Illinois football standout player was found dead early Monday morning. … MORE
For the first time in seven years, a new face is leading the Prairie Central Boys’ basketball team.… MORE
State finals are in the books for high school boys’ and girls’ basketball around the state, which means the end of a contract with host sites in Champaign and Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…