Ben Howell
InternBen Howell is a Newsroom intern at WGLT. He joined the station in 2024.
Ben is a rising senior at Illinois State University, majoring in mass media with a media arts focus and a minor in sociology. Outside of class, Ben works at WZND Fuzed Radio as the general manager, previously as news director. He's earned several student awards for his work at WZND's News Department as well as a national BEA scholarship.
Ben also works part time in ISU's Comptroller office as a student worker.
Ben is from Coal City, and after college he hopes to pursue a career in radio and continue practicing both journalism and broadcasting.
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Habitat for Humanity of McLean County broke ground on its 200th house on Saturday, holding a ceremony in honor of the home's recipients and agency co-founder Judy Stone. -
The City of Bloomington will temporarily switch its water source from Evergreen Lake to Lake Bloomington this week while treating Evergreen Lake for algae. -
Planned Parenthood of Illinois hosted a storytelling celebration Saturday in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility 2025. The event featured stories and art from the Bloomington-Normal transgender community and beyond. -
The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP held an election forum on Saturday that included the candidates for the municipal election on April 1, as well as information on the proposed countywide school sales tax referendum. -
A crowd of around 70 supporters of Cole L. M. Turner and his family marched to the Bloomington Police Department in protest of his death. -
The mayoral candidates for the April 1 election in the Town of Normal and the City of Bloomington attended a town hall meeting Saturday hosted by the McLean County Republicans. -
For some people, the holiday season can be anxiety-inducing, the gifts are too expensive, and the parties involve strain family relationships. -
The 10 finalists have been announced in Illinois’ contest to redesign the state flag. Two of the designers have ties to McLean County. -
In the early 1800s, supply chains were a lot shorter, but the lack of mechanized transportation sometimes made it tremendously difficult to bring goods to market. Yet, a regional — edging toward national — marketplace did thrive. -
More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad in the state, according to an exploratory task force.
