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On today's episode, you'll learn about an effort to get more high school students interested in STEM careers, particularly cybersecurity. Plus, an interview with Bloomington City Council member Jeff Crabill about flood assistance efforts. And an encore interview with ISU Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz about democratic backsliding around the world.

Decades ago, Garden City, Kan., embraced the meat industry, and immigrants flocked there for jobs. The city worked hard to absorb newcomers, but now its economy and diverse community are in jeopardy.

Aleksandra Shchebet fled Kyiv when the bombing began, found refuge in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk — and decided to stay and help her country in any way she could.

Many Iranians in the U.S. with family back in Iran have been having a very difficult time staying in touch as bombs continue to drop around the country. That's creating a lot of anxiety and worry.

Bloomington residents remain divided over what role the city should play in trying to save State Farm's downtown former headquarters that the company…

Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason says he wants the public to meet the finalists for police chief and he's willing to wait until COVID restrictions…

Linda checks back in with two entrepreneurs who launched web businesses in 1999. When we heard from them last December, both were eager about their prospects on-line. First, Linda talks with Becky Herberger who, along with her sister, owns LAFunk.com. The site caters to teenage girls who are looking for hair accessories, bags, and cosmetics. It was a tough year for the sisters, but the site remains on-line and is turning a bit of a profit. Meanwhile, the other entrepreneur -- Dave Saltman had to sell his venture BengalBay-dot-com in October. Saltman had hoped that his site, which sells tea and tea accessories, would attract enough consumers. He says he was lucky to find a buyer for his company so that his site could stay alive. (8:00) See http://www.lafunk.com and http://www.bengalbay.com for more info.

There’s been a lot of finger-pointing since prosecutors announced that five former managers at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum were facing 111 criminal counts…

In honor of World AIDS Day, the StoryCorps oral history project presents the story of how the disease affected one family -- at a time when AIDS was still entering America's consciousness. Mary Caplan shares the story.

When Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner returns from his medical leave of absence Sunday, he’ll face an even longer to-do list than the one he temporarily set…