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NORMAL, Ill.—ISU Police and Normal Police responded to a report of a strong armed robbery and stolen vehicle. On the 200 block of W. Mulberry St. near Manchester Hall an ISU student reported she was walking from her car when an unknown male suspect approached her demanding her wallet and car keys. After which the […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bloomington Police have made an arrest during the missing infant investigation. BPD is seeking help from the public in locating a missing 7-month-old juvenile. Zaraz V. Walker of Bloomington, Illinois was reported missing on 2/13 at approximately 11:20 pm. Walker is a black female infant, with black hair and brown eyes. On […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Miller Park Zoo rings in Valentine’s Day with a virtual event packed with heaps of love, fun, and of course animals! The zoo, located in Bloomington, announced three different packages that are included in the Valentine’s Day event. Two of the deals offered are virtual, and a third option is an in-person […]
Photo courtesy McLean County Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill. – The United States is currently navigating a third wave of COVID-19 infections; in some areas of the country, the rates of positive cases are higher than they have ever been. The highly contagious omicron variant is spreading rapidly throughout the population. Notably, even people who are […]
Photo Courtesy from Normal Police Department NORMAL, Ill.-Normal Police Department responded to College Avenue and Kingsley yesterday for a single vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash. On November 29, 2021 officers located the vehicle and provided initial care to the 23-year-old female pedestrian who sustained serious injuries. Normal Fire Department staff transported the pedestrian to an […]
Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team trailed Bucknell by five points with 33 seconds remaining but turned the tables on the Bison to force overtime and clinch a hard-earned 105-100 win Saturday at Redbird Arena. In a game where Antonio Reeves struggled to find his shooting touch, Mark […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Town of Normal held their second town meeting of the month November 15. In the meeting there was discussion of the new Luckey Climber at the Children’s Discovery Museum. All of the members of the council agreed with the resolution for the new feature. Council member Stan Nord brought up traditions that […]
Photo Courtesy from College Broadcasters Incorporated Illinois State University’s student radio station, WZND, received four national awards and presented one panel at the College Broadcasters Inc. convention this year. Annamarie Schutt ‘21, Elgin, Catrina Peterson ‘21, Normal, and Maritza Navar-Lopez ‘22, Aurora won first place in the category of Best Audio Documentary for their work […]
Photo Courtesy Redbird Esports Facebook Page NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University approved the construction of a 5.5-million-dollar arena that will become the home of Redbird Esports next fall. The new arena will serve as a much-needed upgrade for the program that has continued to see rapidly increasing growth throughout the last school year. The […]
Photo Courtesy University Galleries Facebook page NORMAL, Ill. – Families of the Bloomington-Normal community gathered at the University Galleries this past Saturday for some arts-and-crafts making fun. The University Gallery provides supplies of cardboard cutouts, colorful construction papers, and scissors with all kinds of designs to create dioramas based off of the current exhibition on […]