On today's episode, police struggle to get a handle on college pop-up parties in the digital age, Ferrero opens its new Kinder Bueno candy bar plant in Bloomington and may not be done growing here, and a political satire opens at Illinois Wesleyan University theater.

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Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Theatre Arts kicks off its 2024-25 public programming next week with Paul Slade Smith’s political satire The Outsider. Shows run Oct. 2-6 in the McPherson Theatre.

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WGLT's Eric Stock talks to ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff in the wake of a fatal shooting over homecoming weekend, about the challenges of preparing for and breaking up pop-up parties.

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Candy maker Ferrero may not be done growing in Bloomington-Normal even though the company's new $214 million chocolate plant is now officially open and ramping up production of Kinder Bueno candy bars and other products.

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An 18-year-old from a Chicago suburb has been identified as the person who died in a shooting at Illinois State University following what police called a large "pop-up party" early Sunday. McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said Randall Glass, of Oak Lawn, died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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On today's episode, Normal mayor Chris Koos discusses the string of large, disruptive parties that have popped up throughout town; plus a former megachurch pastor goes back to basics after a scandal forced his resignation.

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Town of Normal Mayor Chris Koos says he spoke Monday with Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule to come up with ways to prevent large parties from causing havoc on campus and around town.

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The Immigration Project and Home Sweet Home Ministries shelter are teaming up to put roughly $700,000 to use in helping recent arrivals in Bloomington-Normal and the unhoused.

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