Ben Howell
Graduate AssistantBen Howell is a graduate assistant at WGLT. He joined the station in 2024.
Ben is a graduate student at Illinois State University in the communication program. He also completed his undergrad at ISU, graduating in 2025 with a bachelor’s in mass media. During that time, he held internships at WGLT and WZND, where he was news director and general manager.
After graduate school, Ben hopes to continue covering local news and telling audiences more about the stories and events within their community. Outside of the station, he is an avid fan of movies and video games, trying to collect as much physical media as he can.
Contact Ben at bjhowel@ilstu.edu.
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood has introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Bloomington. If passed, the community-based outpatient facility would be known as the Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic. -
Patrick Cortesi, chair of the McLean County Democratic Party, has announced his candidacy for Democratic state central committeeman in Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. -
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s [SNAP] education program, SNAP-Ed, will come to an end in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois Extension. -
The McLean County Board on Thursday approved an audit of the county’s mental health and public safety sales tax fund. The resolution to the intergovernmental agreement [IGA] will require approval by the Town of Normal and City of Bloomington. -
Normal is home to the newest location of a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, and it is already seeing congested traffic. The fast-food restaurant, first announced in late 2023, held its grand opening on Tuesday. -
The McLean County Board Executive Committee on Monday approved an audit of the county’s 1% mental health and public safety sales tax fund. The full board will consider the resolution at its regular meeting Thursday. -
YWCA McLean County's Labyrinth program has received a $505,704 state grant to provide services to men and women being released from three Central Illinois prisons. -
The Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has received a $150,000 state tourism grant to further restore Sprague’s Super Service in Normal ahead of Route 66's 100th anniversary next year. -
Faith leaders in Bloomington-Normal came together Wednesday in Uptown Normal in protest and prayer, asking Congress to vote no on President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill. -
Tuesday was the first day colleges and universities can make direct payments to student-athletes. This stems from a settlement in a landmark case involving student compensation. Illinois State University Athletics Director Jeri Beggs called it the most dramatic change ever seen in college sports.
