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Among the 2,000 U.S. troop fatalities in Iraq is 20-year-old Michelle Witmer, a Wisconsin National Guard member killed in an ambush in April 2004. Her parents and sisters still struggle with the loss, even as they try to move on with their lives. Wisconsin Public Radio's Brian Bull reports.

Daniel Woodrell's new novel explores the lingering consequences of an explosion in an Ozarks dance hall that kills 42 people. It wasn't an accident, but the book isn't about a hunt for the murderer. Instead, reviewer Ellah Allfrey says, it's a remarkable study of a surviving sister's life and grief.

Many in Memphis acknowledge that crime in the city is a real problem. And while President Trump's federal intervention might not be their ideal way to handle it, they're hoping it can provide some much-needed relief.

The work of the City of Bloomington Task Force is complete. The panel designed to help aldermen come up with a workable plan to eliminate a $7 million…

The best blooms and more in the Twin Cities are on display in the 20th Annual Glorious Garden Festival. Sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation,…

The City of Bloomington is not the only area town looking at a body camera pilot program. Speaking on GLT's Sound Ideas, Mayor Chris Koos says the town of…

The city of Champaign has agreed to settle a second lawsuit filed against the Champaign police department in a case involving the same officer. The…

The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

The latest trend in wind power is taller turbines with longer blades. That's important for people near two central Illinois wind farms under construction. And a new mental health concern has emerged in Bloomington Normal, re-entry anxiety. A lot of people are eying the sale of Illinois State University's 26 acre Shelbourne Apartments in Normal as a big opportunity. Normal City Manager Pam Reece says any new housing should probably not all be single family homes nor perhaps dense student housing. Plus, central Illinois scientists have found a way to convert wasted bread into a compound found in everything from food to pharmaceuticals, vitamin C.

Frank Catalano got his big music break at age 18 and but for his mom it could have happened earlier. She didn't much care for smoky bars and hanging out till the wee hours of the morning. Catalano appears with Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain this Saturday in Bloomington. Plus, 'Ridin' on the City of New Orleans' and the rest of the Amtrak service in Illinois including through Bloomington Normal will get a little easier as the pandemic ebbs. Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle says child mental health efforts may get some of the millions in federal pandemic relief money coming to the district. And after protests of new curriculum guidelines by district 87 parents who want their kids in the arts, Bloomington schools are making adjustments.