Eric Stock

All this week on Sound Ideas , WGLT will assess the impact high gas prices are having on the McLean County economy — everything from gig drivers, to schools, to farmers to nonprofits.

Few industries touch every aspect of the economy more than trucking.

The National Weather Service is preparing for the possibility to two rounds of severe storms on Wednesday, less than one week after nine confirmed tornadoes tore through the region.

Police spokesperson Bryce Janssen said a warrant was issued for Andrew “Drew” Miller, 40, of Normal following a grand jury indictment on Wednesday morning. Officers from the department's street crimes unit pulled Miller over at a traffic stop at Hamilton Road and Bunn Street. He was taken into custody at 1:12 p.m.

Appearing in McLean County court on Thursday afternoon, Andrew "Drew" Miller, 40, of Normal, waived his right to a speedy determination about whether he'll be detained awaiting trial on 42 felony counts.

Harrison Meece of Normal would like to one day help bring a data center to McLean County — but only on the people's terms.

The Missouri Valley Conference has announced its women's basketball tournament will move to St. Louis, where the men's tournament has been held for over three decades.

The top 10 teams in the 11-team league will qualify for the postseason tournament and the top two seeds will get automatic bids to the semifinals.

In mid-January, Bloomington-Normal's first shelter village of about 50 tiny, mostly single-room living quarters opened its doors.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] reportedly captured more than 10,000 people during a five-day enforcement effort nationwide.