Image courtesy of the UFISU official Instagram page The WZND Newsroom will continue to update this developing story as it develops. The following information is accurate as of 4/4/2025 at 4:30 p.m. NORMAL, Ill. - UFISU and the university have reached a tentative agreement many bargaining sessions. The details of the agreement may be released at a later date. The following information is accurate as of 4/4/2025 at […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington Police Department and McLean County Coroner's Office have released the identities of the four dead individuals found on the 900 block of North Lee Street on Sunday morning. Pronounced deceased at 12:27 p.m., on Feb. 23, 2025, were Christopher H. Simmons, age 33, of Bloomington, Illinois; Chelsea L. Lusher, age 31, of Bloomington, Illinois; Trina J. Hollings, age 30, of Normal, Illinois; and Armoni L. […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The 1973 Supreme Court Case “Roe v. Wade” granted women the federal right to seek reproductive care as they see fit. On June 24, 2022, the case was overturned, leaving the responsibility of issuing accessibility to abortion care to each individual state. Representatives from the McLean County Democrats, McLean County Republicans, and Illinois State University’s Registered Student Organization Students Ending Rape Culture expressed the official stances of their […]
Image Courtesy of the McLean County Democrat's official website NORMAL, Ill. McLean County is a historically right-leaning area in an unwavering blue state. This juxtaposition leaves organizations like the McLean County Democrats in an interesting position come election season. Patrick Cortesi is the chair of the McLean County Democrats. He explained what the organization hopes to see after the final ballot is cast, and the political climate of McLean County […]
NORMAL, Ill. - A group of Illinois State University students marched around Normal Thursday night holding signs demanding a safer community, specifically for women at night. One of the signs read "Silence is Violence." So they got loud. ISU's Registered Student Organization Students Ending Rape Culture held their annual Take Back the Night event with support from other ISU and community affiliates such as YWCA Stepping Stones, […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule responded to the recent incident on the 300 block of North Main St. Sunday morning. Following a “pop-up party” of over 1,000 attendees, gunshots were fired leaving one victim dead, and the other in critical condition. President Tarhule acknowledged the existing presence of these gatherings promoted via social media, with one occurring in Normal earlier this year. He stated […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University's official Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule gave the State of the University address in the Center for Performing Arts on Thursday. This yearly presentation was interrupted by students affiliated with the Peace for Palestine organization demanding ISU devests from companies that monetarily support Israel’s cause in the Israel-Hamas war. The students protested outside the Center for Performing Arts […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Facilities team at ISU is working with Ameren to find a cause of todays partial power outage. An expected restoration time has not been released. The outage is localized to the Quad, affecting Cook, Edwards, Schroeder, Felmley, Moulton, Hovey and Williams Halls. Old Union and both Centennial East and West are also experiencing the effects of the outage. Communal spaces like the Bone Student Center, Watterson […]
Image Courtesy of the McLean County Health Department Facebook page Despite the CDC reporting elevated incidence rates of COVID-19 at the end of August, Illinois respiratory illness levels are still at a minimum. McLean County Health Department’s Public Affairs Coordinator Marianne Manko explained why incidence rates are higher, and how best to keep them at a minimum. “So usually the way this works is, first you get exposed when you […]
