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"She's fearless." Mom of Pulitzer-winner from Mount Carmel reflects on daughter's career

Parents are always worried about their kids, and the mother of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is no different.

Evansville resident Freida Henneberger is the mother of Melinda Henneberger, who won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for a series of columns she wrote for the Kansas City Star demanding justice for the victims of an ex-Kansas City police detective accused of serial sexual assault and exploitation over the span of 35 years. Melinda's tireless work on the series led to public calls for a federal investigation into the practices ... Read more

Hart, who led Reitz to state title, named to Illinois Hall o

MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. – Despite his protests to the contrary, there is nothing common about John Hart.

Hart, who guided Reitz to the 2007 Class 4A state championship, was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hall ... Read more

Best of: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is on the rise

In light of the recent mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado, we decided to revisit a conversation we had last month about the rise in hatred that many organizations and events representing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer ... Read more

Miller Lite and Equality Illinois to hold first Open & Proud

Miller Lite and Equality Federation announce the first Open & Proud Town Hall, to be held in Chicago. The Open & Proud initiative aims to create safe, inclusive spaces at bars for the LGBTQ community.

The program features a series of tow ... Read more

Dave Bentlin receives Living Our Values Award

Administrative Assistant to the President Dave Bentlin has been awarded an Illinois State University Living Our Values Award.

The Living Our Values awards recognize individuals and groups that exemplify Illinois State’s core values of Learning and Scholarship, Diversity and Inclusion, Respect, Collaboration, Individualized Attention, Civic Engagement, and Integrity, as spelled out in Educate Connect Elevate: Illinois State – The Strategic Plan for Illinois’ First Public University 2018-2023. The awards celebrate the commitmen ... Read more

Shine More Light on Soybeans

"A corn plant operates at a sprinter's level because of its C4 metabolism. It's going to react very quickly to nutrients you give it and keep pushing toward the goal at a faster rate -- accumulating a lot more carbon and a lot more natural resource f ... Read more

Rare, white hummingbird spotted in Carmi yard

CARMI, Ill. (WFIE) - A rare, white hummingbird has seemingly set up shop in the yard of a Carmi, Illinois, family.

Stephanie Penrod sent us photos and a video of the bird.

She says it showed up Thursday, but has seemed to cl ... Read more

Carmi Police give gift cards instead of traffic tickets

CARMI, Ill. (WFIE) - Getting pulled over during your daily commute is never fun... unless you get a gift card instead of a traffic ticket.

That’s what happened to some drivers in Carmi, Illinois.

Police say it was called � ... Read more

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