Ryan Denham
Digital Content DirectorContact Ryan at rmdenha@ilstu.edu or (309) 438-5426.
Ryan started his career as a copy editor and later business and city government reporter at The Pantagraph in 2006. He later worked for WJBC radio in Bloomington.
Ryan joined WGLT full-time in 2017 as Digital Content Director.
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A new union representing employees at Illinois State University’s lab schools hopes to begin negotiating its first contract sometime this fall. -
A former president of the State Farm Holiday Classic is accused of stealing over $100,000 from the nonprofit organization that runs the annual high school basketball tournament in Bloomington-Normal. -
Authorities are still looking for a 70-year-old man who allegedly shot two police officers in Gibson City, but that there was no "active threat to the public." Both injured officers have been released from the hospital. -
Unit 5 families and employees are mourning the death of an eighth-grade teacher, Shawn Anderson, just as the new school year begins. -
Authorities are trying to find a 70-year-old man who allegedly shot two police officers early Saturday in Gibson City before his home went up in flames and he disappeared naked. The officers are expected to survive.
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Central Illinois homeowners, renters, and business owners are grappling with sharply higher electricity costs this summer. "I'm going to have to get a second job to pay my electric bill," one homeowner told WGLT. -
Sweeping and still-fluid changes to U.S. trade policy and reduced demand for regulatory credits are hurting Rivian’s bottom line, as the electric automaker nears the start of production on a new model in Normal. -
A new organization wants to improve the justice system experience for victims of crime in McLean County. -
![A map shows Unhealthy [red] air quality in the Bloomington-Normal area on Thursday evening.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74c48c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/926x516+0+19/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2Fee%2Ff990cd0e42359be1f6109c784cda%2Fair-quality.jpg)
Poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires is expected to persist into Friday in Bloomington-Normal, according to the National Weather Service. -
WGLT is doing a story about rising electricity costs this summer in Central Illinois. If you're willing to share your experience, we'd like to speak with you for the story.
![A map shows Unhealthy [red] air quality in the Bloomington-Normal area on Thursday evening.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6c5649d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/926x516+0+19/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2Fee%2Ff990cd0e42359be1f6109c784cda%2Fair-quality.jpg)
