WGLT's Sound Ideas
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Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.
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Kevin Surace, an AI pioneer and futurist entrepreneur, will host a talk, "Win with AI Today: Practical Tips for Work, School, and Home," as part of ISU's presidential speaker series at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Brown Ballroom of Bone Student Center. -
Tynessia Edmonds was one of 397 managers to receive the Ray Kroc Award, named for the businessman responsible for turning McDonald’s into the global fast-food chain it is today. -
Members of the city's two-year special commission compiling gun violence solutions say ongoing work is needed. -
Demolition began Tuesday on the Front N Center building in Downtown Bloomington. The property will initially become a parking lot, with hopes for redevelopment later. -
The Redbird women's first game of the season takes place Nov. 3, when they will host the Dayton Flyers. -
McLean County reached a 51% recycling rate in 2024, making it the first time half the amount of waste generated was recycled. -
Steve Inskeep is the featured guest at WGLT's Radio Faces dinner on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Illinois State University. -
A pair of town hall meetings this week with campus stakeholders unveiled more details about ISU's new budget framework that itemizes revenue by enrollment. -
Bill Killian's daughter, who was born close to Halloween, requested her dad make a few graves with quippy epitaphs for their front yard in Gridley. Nearly two decades later, the display has about 110 homemade headstones. -
Lexington Mayor Spencer Johansen is calling on Ameren Illinois and Corn Belt Energy to solve a utility dispute in the Century Oaks residential subdivision that's being built. The 34-acre subdivision located on the western edge of Lexington.
