By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A report of shots fired back in July led to a Bloomington man being arrested Tuesday. A Bloomington police news release confirms officers were originally dispatched to the 700 block of Fairmont Drive on July 22 a little before 1 p.m. for shots fired. A vehicle and a nearby home were…… MORE
The Illinois State University football team was picked seventh in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll voted on by league coaches, media, and sports information directors. … MORE
After leading the Heartland Community College baseball team to a national title this past season, head coach Chris Razo has been named the 2023 NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).… MORE
Heartland Community College infielder Sam Antonacci has been named the 2023 NJCAA Division II Baseball Player of the Year.… MORE
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 6.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending June 25, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 75.5 degrees, 1.7 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 0.49 inches, 0.49 inches below normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 39 percent very short, 50 percent short, and 11 percent adequate. Subsoil…… MORE
Former Illinois State University Athletic Director Kyle Brennan is returning to his roots after abruptly resigning.… MORE
Illinois State football added to their program on Thursday with the signing of 12-year-old Cooper Burnette through Team IMPACT.… MORE
A Bloomington teenager is facing charges in McLean County after investigators say he was involved in a shooting in early April.… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Pedon is adding to his coaching staff. Jason Slay comes to ISU after spending two seasons at the University of South Florida where he was an assistant coach with the Bulls. “Jason came very highly recommended to me early on in our search,”…… MORE
By WMBD-TV NORMAL – Illinois State’s star guard and reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Paige Robinson was drafted by the Dallas Wings in the third round of the WNBA Draft Monday night. Robinson is the first-ever Redbird player to be drafted into the league. She amassed more than 2,000 points in four years at…… 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…