Braden Fogerson
CorrespondentBraden Fogerson is a correspondent at WGLT. Braden is the station's K-12 education beat reporter.
He joined the station in May 2023 as a student intern from Illinois State University's School of Communication. After graduation, he joined the staff.
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The Normal Town Council on Monday approved two changes to the intergovernmental agreement for the McLean County 1% mental health and public safety sales tax fund. -
Stevenson Elementary School in Bloomington has a high percentage of students in need of better accommodations to be able to use playground facilities.
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The Unit 5 school board on Wednesday approved purchases that address busing and flooring needs. -
District 87 schools are planning other avenues of payment if the federal grants delayed this month do not come. -
The Trump administration is withholding billions of dollars in grant funding for schools across the U.S. The Unit 5 school district is waiting on almost $1 million. -
U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke to Bloomington-Normal area Democrats during a stop Friday in downtown Bloomington. -
WGLT talked with students and teachers from Bloomington Career Academy about competing in the SkillsUSA Championships — the largest workforce development event in the country.
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Starting July 17, the federal government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA] will no longer offer specially trained counselors for LGBTQ+ youth on its suicide prevention hotline. -
The Bloomington Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended designating the former Pantagraph building at 301 W. Washington St. as a historical landmark. -
LeRoy's T-ball Spectacular was the biggest and last event of the 2025 season. The event drew a large crowd to the town of around 3,500 southeast of Bloomington-Normal.
