Student winners of this year's City of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest wrote about everyone from civil rights icons to artists, musicians and little-known scientists. The young people have chosen heroes to admire and people who speak to them.
Latest Local News
- New documentary will unveil new information on the unsolved murder of Jennifer Lockmiller
- Pope Leo tells Bloomington-Normal mayors they have a duty to reduce suffering
- Teens can get financial literacy advice through program at Bloomington library, including session in Spanish
- Tennessee man self-represented in McLean County court gets 35 years for armed robbery, fleeing police
- Bloomington police chief reinforces the firewall between policing and immigration
- 11th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Casey Costigan plans to retire
- ISU workers union delivers intent to strike as contract agreement still has not been reached
Latest NPR News
Meet the Newsroom
Meet members of the WGLT newsroom before the movie and ask your news questions. The first event is April 7 at the Normal Theater.
Arts, Music and Things To Do
Recent episodes
- 11th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Casey Costigan plans to retire
- Documentary tells the wild story of the Incident at Kickapoo Creek rock festival in Heyworth
- Some tickets will be available in-person and day-of for Bob Odenkirk's Normal Theater screening
- How parents can talk to their children about distressing news
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Harvest Public Media