Lauren Warnecke
Deputy News DirectorLauren Warnecke is the Deputy News Director at WGLT. She joined the station as a correspondent in 2020 with a focus on arts and culture and became a full-time staff member in 2023. She became Deputy News Director in 2025.
You can reach Lauren at lewarne@ilstu.edu and 309-438-7869.
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More Than a Game! will remain installed at the McLean County Museum of History for at least five years. It's a rare new permanent exhibition drawing from the museum's collection and local baseball lore on loan for the occasion. -
Teacher and cheer coach Andrew "Drew" Miller now faces a total of 56 felony charges related to grooming and possession of child sexual materials. -
Suniti Sud accepted a plea agreement, admitting to submitting two ballots in the 2024 general election. -
Brandon Knapp of Hudson is charged with two counts of grooming, accused of inappropriate behavior with students at the middle school in Normal where he worked for two decades. -
Nan is based on the true story of Stevi Zabawa's grandmother, who picked up the pieces when her husband unexpectedly left her and her children in 1960. -
The franchise landed in the playoffs in its second season under inaugural head coach Phillip Barski, who has agreed to a two-year extension on his contract. -
Toni Tucker departs after 14 years as the primary steward of the estate's home and gardens in Bloomington, part of a collective 38 years with Illinois State University. -
Athletes from Bloomington-Normal competed in athletics, bocce and unified volleyball, with each medaling in this year's games in Minnesota. -
A Bloomington 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly robbing a Missouri casino at gunpoint, alongside another man. -
Jerald Sandage was initially charged with official misconduct, accused of abusing his access to police records. That led to a police investigation uncovering evidence he'd used those records to track, drug and sexually assault as many as four women.
