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- Wild rice dwindled in parts of the Upper Midwest. Now efforts are underway to bring it back
Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early 1900s.
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5 min - Meet the 3 candidates running to replace Chuck Grayeb in Peoria City Council District 2
Three candidates want to represent the district that includes downtown, much of the West and Center Bluffs, and a swath of Central Peoria that runs up to Glen Ave. That area also includes major higher ed institutions like Illinois Central College and Bradley University.
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5 min - Midwest builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises. And it's climate-friendly
A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades.
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- What’s next for Peoria’s unhoused residents, advocates following the city’s ban on public campsites?
Anxious. Uncertain. Fearful. These are just a few of the emotions Peoria’s unsheltered residents and advocacy groups are feeling in the aftermath of the city’s recently approved public encampment ban.
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5 min - New reads coming to the Peoria Public Library in December
WCBU Reports airs weekdays with an in-depth local news story from the WCBU Peoria Public Radio newsroom. New features are available every weekday by 5 a.m.
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5 min - Central Illinois’ student journalists snag bylines in local papers
Access to news in rural communities is dwindling, as newspaper staffs shrink and publications shutter. For these communities, some reports are coming from unexpected places.
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5 min - Welcome to Morton — a bite-sized ‘capital of the world’ that produces a whole lot of canned pumpkin
The pumpkin pie Americans enjoy each Thanksgiving often comes from pumpkins grown near Morton, Illinois. The region accounts for more than 95% of canned pumpkin in the U.S.
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5 min - 'Food is probably the biggest one right now:' PPS looks to meet unhoused students needs
Peoria Public Schools currently has 326 children identified as homeless.
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5 min - Insects are making sounds the human ear can't hear. One Midwest scientist is listening
Thousands of insect species use vibrations to communicate. Now, in part because of the foundational research of a Midwestern biology professor, more researchers are exploring insect vibrational communication to ward against pests and understand climate change.
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WCBU Reports shines a light into all corners of Greater Peoria. You’ll see the challenges we face from a new angle. And you’ll hear from the neighbors you never knew you had. WCBU Reports airs…
weekdays during Morning Edition at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m.
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