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Erdrich's new novel, set in the 1950s, follows a Native American tribe fighting for their rights as the U.S. Congress prepares to terminate their nation-to-nation treaties and land ownership rights.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels, short stories, essays and plays, died in Manhattan Wednesday. He was 84. His most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, was an iconic novel born out of his memories of war and its absurdities.

Despite being the first Indian film to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival in over 70 years, "All We Imagine As Light" was not nominated for an Academy Award.

It is latest attempt to hold a Big Tech company responsible for harm caused in the real world that allegedly was fueled by a social media platform.

On today's episode, a preview of the Bloomington city council Ward 6 race, a proposal to regulate insurance rates in Illinois, a non-profit that hires people with disabilities has helped Rivian's production bottleneck, plus the first-place winner in ISU's Three-Minute Thesis competition.

On today's episode, problems at a low-income housing project in Bloomington have caught the city's and state's attention, a Normal Community High School teacher is named Illinois' Bilingual Teacher of the Year, plus an ISU students gets national attention for his essay about Black misrepresentation in the media.

On today's episode, you'll hear from U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth about the State of the Union. Plus, Rivian customers raise concerns about recent price hikes. Charlie Schlenker talks to Bloomington's city manager. And we say farewell to retiring ISU sports broadcaster Dick Luedke.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. You'll hear about a legal memo about Normal Town Council member Stan Nord's recent email to city staff. Plus, Lauren Warnecke previews a new production at the Community Players Theatre.

On today's episode, a look at how little campaigning has been done on the Unit 5 tax referendum, Bloomington mayor Mboka Mwilambwe discusses the city's approach to the housing shortage, and McLean County new mental health leader discusses the county's new mental health action plan.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, August 10. A Bloomington High School senior has been appointed to the city's citizen-led police review board. Plus, a look back at the life of longtime Normal town council member and public servant Garrett Scott.