
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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Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle provided updates about the Normal-based school district during an interview on WGLT's Sound Ideas.
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WGLT talks to David Mouser about incoming money from the sales tax referendum, the district's graduation rate, teacher retention, and the possibility of adding girls flag football.
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Bent Elementary School students and staff attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for a new playground expansion and greenspace.
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Republican Darren Bailey stopped in Bloomington as part of a three-leg tour announcing another run for governor of Illinois.
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Superintendent Kristen Weikle told the board she intends to retire at the end of the 2029-30 school year. That would take her to the end of the five-year contract the board approved in August.
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Finance director Andrew Huhn presented an overview of financial trends from the 2024-25 fiscal year compared with previous years. The report largely showed growth or steady trends.
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El martes, Lifelong Access organizó un evento llamado "Golden Hammer" para informar al público sobre las renovaciones que están haciendo en el antiguo edificio del Pantagraph.
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Un tramo de 9.1 millas de la Ruta 66 Bike Trail en el condado de McLean ya no cuenta con el respaldo de una subvención del Departamento de Transporte.
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The $675,000 federal grant was withdrawn due to changing priorities for the DOT.
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A budget of almost $144.5 million for the 2026 fiscal year was presented to the McLean County Board on Thursday.