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Baseball is happening and all is right with the world. Today, though, let's hear about another bat and ball game — softball. It was big in Central Illinois for many decades with lots of semi-pro teams and even industrial leagues for men and women. it also offered an outlet for young women before they had opportunities to play other organized sports.

California's state government may be on its way to a dramatic downsizing after Monday's tentative deal on the state's $26 billion budget deficit. The deal did not include any tax increases, but did include some serious cutbacks that could be felt for years to come.

Falling trees after a wildfire pose a threat to both people and rebuilding. And trees that pose a hazard may be a homeowner's responsibility to remove.

Composting just got a whole lot easier in Bloomington-Normal.The Ecology Action Center’s new community compost kiosk is more inclusive than your average…

Members of the first “unofficial” fraternity on the Illinois State University campus are celebrating their 60-year reunion this weekend.Thirty-some guys…

Unit 5 families who are sending their child back to school in-person later this month should be prepared for them—and their siblings—to be sent home if…

Artist Troy Freeman is hard at work (at night mostly, to stay cool) on a new mural featuring Route 66 outside Red Raccoon Games in Downtown Bloomington.

Next week's Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin is being overshadowed by the upcoming recall election of Gov. Scott Walker. On Friday, a state board is expected to order the recall election a couple months from now. If Walker were to lose, he'd be only the third Governor in U.S. history to suffer that fate.

The largest maple syrup producer in Illinois may not have a future as global climate change progresses.

There are many colorful characters in baseball. For Hall of Famer Burleigh "Old Stubblebeard" Grimes, the color in question is blue.