Manage ragweeds to improve yields
For farmers in the Upper Midwest, ragweeds present a season-long problem. While not a new issue, changes in emergence patterns and growing herbicide resistance...
Heartland educators discuss teacher, substitute teacher shortage pt. 1
School districts in Missouri & Illinois continue to grapple with a persistent teacher shortage leaving classrooms understaffed & students without the necessary support.Story continues
Highs in the mid to upper 50s today
(WAND) - A long stretch of dry and warmer weather is forecast for Central Illinois. After a frosty start, today's highs will reach the...
Early voting opens Feb. 8 in Illinois
Early voting starts in about a week in Illinois, but the process to get ready for that is well underway. In Madison County there...
Discover the Oldest Church in Illinois
Churches or houses of worship have been places of gathering for people for many centuries. These places have served a purpose — a...
Influx of migrants to Illinois creates tensions
Tensions rose again this week between Gov. JB Pritzker's office and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how to handle the tens of thousands of...
Wet for all, snowy for some. A look back at the first two months...
Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) - Two months into Meteorological Winter Central Illinois has seen everything from warm sunny days to heavy snow, freezing rain and...
Illinois lawmaker wants to limit reasons allowing cops to pull over drivers
( WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A state lawmaker has introduced legislation to place significant limits on when police in Illinois can pull...
Illinois lawmakers hope proposed law will ease tax burden for family farmers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Family Farm Preservation Act is in the works with Illinois lawmakers who hope to protect the state's main source...
Father, son charged in break-ins at high-end homes
A father and son from Illinois traveled to West Michigan and posed as handymen or delivery drivers while they targeted the elderly for larcenies...
