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 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. -
Shriners Children's hosted a "Hospital Experience" event ahead of a football game benefiting the children's hospital with locations in St. Louis and Chicago. -
While no new rentals can be made in areas marked as single-family residential in Normal, a five-year transition period for current STRs is included in the ordinance approved by the town council on Monday. -
Kendrique Coats recently accepted a three-year role as mental health advisor for the committee. He spoke with WGLT correspondent Braden Fogerson about the need for more focus on student-athlete mental health. -
A federal ruling restoring AmeriCorps grant funding in states that sued over the Trump administration's dismantling of the program may help keep important legal assistance available in McLean County. -
Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are still some issues left unresolved — such as transportation costs. -
The Normal Town Council on Monday approved several infrastructure-related items and heard about labor concerns for the Tailgate and Tallboys event. -
Florida-based Pentus Health is nearly complete with the first stage of a new health clinic in west Normal that will be able to serve nearly all of Rivian's employees. -
WGLT spoke with retiring teachers and staff from Bloomington High School, Tri-Valley Elementary School and Grove Elementary School.
