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The Fourth District Appellate Court is upholding the 18-month prison sentence Jeffrey Reinking received for illegally returning to his son an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle that he later used in a Tennessee mass shooting that left four people dead.
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The five-year project combines survey research and case-learning evaluating teacher preparedness in K-12 science classrooms
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Bloomington Police say there was no threat to children or school staff after separate incidents triggered security precautions Tuesday afternoon and again Wednesday morning.
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As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers – an influential arm in how the health insurance industry prices prescription drugs – multiple state agencies are considering how to better regulate the industry.
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The fundraiser regularly draws in big names in the national Republican Party, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence.
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Officials from Bloomington-Normal shelters, social service agencies, police, fire and local government met Monday to brainstorm a temporary solution to the homeless encampment in west Bloomington before the summer heat hits.
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A woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle on a busy roadway outside Washington.
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Area delegates are largely pleased with the United Methodist Church's repeal on punitive policies toward LGBTQ clergy. The move comes after 7,600 conservative American parishes left the denomination.
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Rivian officials said Tuesday there are early signs of success from their plan to more proactively generate demand for their electric vehicles – a critical step as the company looks to turn a modest gross profit by the end of this year.
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Mayor Chris Koos has moved slightly off of his generally free market stance on development projects that could reduce the community housing shortage for mid-tier workers.
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A 70,000-square-foot addition to Ferrero in Bloomington brought a literal chocolate factory to the Twin Cities.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so three Carle Health psychiatrists convened Monday to discuss mental health in Bloomington-Normal.