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NORMAL, Ill. – Miller Park Zoo has announced that on October 8th, they will be hosting the first ever “Zoovie night”. Guest Services Manager at the Miller Park Zoo, Sandra Goaley, briefly touched on the goal of the evening’s festivities. “We are just trying to appeal to a different audience,” said Goaley. “People like coming […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL Ill. – Redbird soccer will look to bounce back from a recent losing streak on Thursday. The Redbirds have now lost three games in a row. With the most recent loss against Indiana State, the team’s record is now 2-9. Even though scoring has been an issue for the […]
Story authored by Jake Pearson NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University President Terri Goss Kinzy delivered the state of the university address Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the concert hall of the Center for the Performing Arts. At the event, President Kinzy unveiled a number of projects that ISU is planning to achieve by the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL Ill. – Illinois State University’s soccer team is looking to continue their recent success in the upcoming matches. The Redbirds had initially struggled and started the season with a six game losing streak. That streak came to a halting stop with a 5-1 victory against Lindenwood last […]
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 […]
NORMAL, Ill. – While Illinois State University may seem like it’s international reach is limited due to it’s central midwestern location, there are still stories of Redbirds making their presence known abroad. One of those Redbirds making an impact helping others is second-year political science grad student Jeffrey Walsh who spent his summer overseas in […]
NORMAL Ill.- Illinois State volleyball has prevailed against Green Bay in a 3-2 set. Coming into the game the Redbirds had a 3-1 victory against Oral Roberts earlier in the day, with Kaitlyn Prondzinski posting a career-high 21 kills. Prondzinski continued that stellar performance into the Green Bay match with 17 kills. Assists weren’t an […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill – Head Coach Allie Matters has a win at Redbird Arena in her first attempt, Kaitlyn Prondzinski has a new career-high 21 kills, and the Illinois State University volleyball team is back to an even overall record…all before noon on Friday. In a four-set contest, the […]
NORMAL Ill.- On Sunday August 28, 2022 Illinois State softball head coach Melinda Fischer announced her retirement after 37 years of coaching the Redbirds. Upon her retirement, Senior Associate Head Coach Tina Kramos was named the new head coach for the Redbirds. Coach Kramos has been a part of the Redbirds staff for the last […]
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 […]