Tim Shelley

This week Collin Krause of the Way Down Wanderers joins Jenn Gordon in the studio to talk about recording, touring, and the band’s unique Peoria roots. Listen in as Collin gives an impromptu performance of PRINCIPLES OF SALT, the first track on the Album. 

Extra police are on the Bradley University campus after a threatening note was found in Olin Hall this afternoon.

Police said the note threatened violence in that building tonight. The Bradley University Police Department said it hasn't been determined to be a credible threat, but BU and Peoria police are taking it seriously. 

Police officers are posted at each entrance of Olin Hall to check bags and personal belongings. Classes around campus will otherwise continue as normal. 

Recreational marijuana businesses have been a hot-button topic for many municipalities around the state. But it appears everyone is on the same page in Woodford County. 

The Illinois Department of Agriculture has approved Revolution Global's Delavan cultivation center to grow recreational cannabis.

Governor J-B Pritzker says he's "appalled" by reports of forced student isolation in Illinois schools and promised immediate action.

It appears a protracted dispute over the East Peoria firefighter union's contract may be resolved.

The East Peoria City Council voted Tuesday night to approve the first reading with four ayes. Commissioner Dan Decker abstained.

Decker is a firefighter and former union member who's now in a management job. He voted on a previous version of the contract, raising questions over whether it was legal and proper for him to do so.

Another hotel is set to open in East Peoria.

The Partnership for a Healthy Community wants to lower the Tri-County suicide rate by 10 percent over the next three years. 

An early televangelist with ties to Central Illinois is one step closer to sainthood.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified next month.

James Herr and Alyce Jackson join Jenn Gordon in the studio to talk about “Music in the McKenzie”, the monthly performance series that happens at the Peoria Public Library’s North Branch. James will performing a part of the series on Sunday, November 17 at 2pm along with HMM Harlan, Meister, and Mitts.