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A grand jury has issued a mammoth 100 plus count indictment of former coliseum operators. Close to a million dollars was stolen from the city over seven years. Hear from attorneys and others involved in the case as GLT’s Ryan Denham unpacks the alleged scheme. You’ll also get reaction from Mayor Pro Tem and Ward 6 Alderman Karen Schmidt. She’s in the studio to also talk about sewer rates and the search for the city’s next city manager. And the next Six Week Film School showing at the Normal

With all three Bloomington-Normal movie theaters under new ownership, find out how they plan to survive in the age of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. GLT's Ryan Denham finds new ownership means new competition -- and new options -- on the local movie scene. The end of summer marks the end of the worst summer box office for Hollywood in over a decade, thanks to an especially floppy parade of sequels. The race for Illinois Attorney General is gaining attention quickly now that current A.G. Lisa Madigan

Heartland Community College President Rob Widmer talks about his decision to retire in June 2018. GLT’s Psych Geeks recap their contribution to a new book about the psychology behind “Star Trek.” And “Hurricane” Ruth LeMaster talks to GLT’s Jon Norton ahead of her weekend shows in Central Illinois.

Hear about a community wide effort to put kids in beds. Many simply sleep on the floor. Mike McCurdy talks with Ryan Heeren. He and Robert Bosquez are organizing the second annual West Bloomington Revitalization Project-Tool Library Bed Blitz. Teams will build 80 beds this year. At the end of next month, a long time hobby store will close in Downtown Bloomington. GLT’s Ryan Denham stops by Hobbyland. And, after a 50 percent drop in donations last year, The United Way of McLean County is changing

A Central Illinois Congressman says right on to President Trump's speech threatening to destroy North Korea. Hear from Congressman Rodney Davis, a Republican from Taylorville. Plus, a look at the proposed McLean County budget and the future of the McLean County Nursing Home. And ISU starts a new program for community engagement and service learning.

Normal Mayor Chris Koos talks about an early retirement program being offered to town employees to close a budget shortfall. GLT’s Judy Valente talks to departing Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein. Jon Norton previews a film about discrimination coming to the Normal Theater. And GLT’s Ryan Denham reports on a triple fatal house fire in northeast Bloomington.

Overdose deaths are rising in McLean County. And Coroner Kathy Davis says its because of synthetic drugs. Hear Colleen Reynolds' interview. Plus, the head of the League of Women Voters of Illinois talks about water quality issues, a nighttime walk through Fugate Woods, and an artist displays her vision of a vulnerable earth.

President Trump's Muslim ban heads to the Supreme Court next month and ISU political scientists are generally saying under some frameworks the President is on firm legal ground. Wisdom is another matter. Hear a panel discussion involving professors Lane Crothers Meghan Leonard, and Tom McClure as they talk about the development of executive power, presidential immunity, immigration policy, and more.

Former McLean County Board Chairman Matt Sorensen will be behind bars and away from his family for a year and a day for fraud. GLT's Ryan Denham was in the Federal courtroom in Chicago. Plus, the inspirational power of Batman sparks a movie at the Normal Theater. Laura Kennedy urges you to just say it…”I’m Batman.” And hear about the Pages and Paws program at the Normal Public Library.

Former Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton stayed in Florida through hurricane Irma. Riding the storm. Colleen Reynolds has the interview. Plus, Bloomington Mayor Pro Tem Karen Schmidt stops by to talk about sewer rate hikes and a library project. And Jon Norton talks with Ronnie Baker Brooks about his music.