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The Loyola Ramblers' upset against Nevada surprised many basketball watchers, including fans of Loyola's breakout star, the team chaplain Sister Jean.

More than a dozen people died during Haiti's celebration of Carnival when a float in the capital, Port au Prince, came in contact with a power line.

The Catholic nun became an opponent of the death penalty following the events in her book Dead Man Walking. She details her spiritual journey in River of Fire. Originally broadcast Aug. 12, 2019.

On today's episode, a realtor assesses the Bloomington-Normal housing market as home prices keep rising, Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason discusses downtown arena renovations, plus a criminologist says the end of cash bail in Illinois won't lead to major changes in the jail population.

Illinois Hotel Association Head Mark Gordon says Airbnb is shorting cities on taxes--cities like Bloomington-Normal--and undercutting hotels. GLT's Ryan…

As teens, the twins always played music together. Since then, their careers have led them in different, parallel directions. We asked each twin to share thoughts and memories about her sister's work.

Best Of Sound Ideas: hear from members of the Twin Cities-based Indian band "Exit 167" ahead of their holiday concert. And the owners of…

A Nebraska woman told her sister that if she would be her maid of honor, she could wear whatever she wanted. That explains why social media posts show the sister in an inflatable T-Rex costume.

Commentator Bailey White presents another Thanksgiving Day story for All Things Considered. This year she chronicles the exploits of two ditzy sisters trying to find a place to leave the ashes of their recently departed mother. One of them has ended a love affair with a banjo player. Along the way they encounter a spoon player who introduces them to his family and its odd ways. A night swim in murky water provides a moment of release for the sisters in a long day of disappointment. Full of characters and humorous circumstances, White presents a southern tour de force for listeners.

Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana discuss mining personal fears and pain to write their third album, which they've given the clever acronym WIMPIII.