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IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. — In front of a record crowd of over 4,700 fans at Grossinger Motors Arena, the Bison’s season opener ended in heartbreaking fashion after multiple comeback efforts throughout the night. The visiting Iowa Heartlanders came out strong, striking early with a power-play goal to open the […]
Image courtesy of bloomingtonbisonhockey.com NORMAL, Ill. — The countdown is officially on for the start of the Bloomington Bison’s second ECHL season, as they will play host to the Iowa Heartlanders this Saturday, October 18, at Grossinger Motors Arena. Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski’s squad returns from training camp with […]
Photo courtesy to the CDC NORMAL, Ill.- McLean County Health Department is reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19 today, compared to the 38 new cases Aug. 17, 2020, bringing our total to 779 cases. Currently 137 individuals are isolating at home. Four individuals are currently hospitalized, with one of those in Intensive Care Unit. There are 622 individuals […]
Women have come a long way since the early decades that created gender roles and sexist expectations for women. In most businesses, men used to conquer the field. Fortunately, the strong will of women has changed this and is continuing to do so today. As March is dedicated to celebrating these empowering women, it is an appropriate time to honor women closer to home in the community. […]
Given the events of the last week and Illinois State University’s emergency procedures, we have made significant changes to the operations of WZND radio. WZND’s Management Council came to these decisions with the safety of both WZND interns and the entire community in mind. In crisis situations, media – particularly radio – is a first […]
NORMAL, Ill. – A 21-year-old Bloomington man charged with sexual assault of a minor appeared in court Friday, Feb. 21 for an arraignment hearing. Brandon L. Umstattd was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault with a victim under 13 and aggravated sexual abuse. Umstattd was arrested in earlier this February following a long-term investigation by […]
NORMAL, Ill. – A Bloomington orthopedic surgeon is faced with several sexual assault charges and pleads not guilty. Shaun Kink was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault of a person with a disability, a Class X felony; other felony charges of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse. Kink’s attorney, Peter […]
Normal, Ill. – On Friday, January 24, Illinois State University held a Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner in the Bone Student Center. Prior to the dinner, Angela Rye held press conference where students could ask her questions. Rye was asked if she felt that MLK Jr. would be proud of the progression black Americans […]
The second-ranked Illinois State Redbirds defeated the third-ranked Missouri State Bears on Friday afternoon as the game came down to the wire in a 4-3 overtime win. Kate Del Fava and Natalie Vaughn-Low both tallied two goals and an assist in their conference tournament victory. “The win tonight was tremendous,” said head coach Brad Silvey. […]
NORMAL- Despite being without two of their stars, the Illinois State Redbirds (12-7, 5-2) handed Loyola (13-7, 6-1) their first conference loss when they defeated the Ramblers in four sets, (19-25, 25-19, 25-13, 26-24), Friday night at Redbird Arena. Loyola opened the match on a 7-1 scoring run that ultimately forced Illinois State Head Coach, […]