In today's episode, you'll hear about the latest projects at the Peoria International Airport. And WCBU's Collin Schopp asks the U.S. Geological Service about their plans to survey the Illinois River basin via a low-flying helicopter. Plus, on this week's episode of Out and About David Commanday, artistic director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra, talks about the HFO's upcoming concert, West Side Stories.

The long-running Rural Student Physician Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria introduces third-year medical students to working in a rural setting - and hopefully, becoming inspired to start a career there.

A Chillicothe man faces federal charges tied to the Jan. 15 arson of the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic.

In today's episode, you'll get a roundup of everything we know about the Peoria Planned Parenthood arson incident. And Peorian James Kemper drops in to talk about his philosophical science fiction novel, "Imagine There's No". Plus, an interview with newly-appointed Republican state senator Tom Bennett.

It started with a single simple case of nepotism. But an investigation by the state Executive Inspector General’s office shows a much more pervasive problem of preferential hiring practices and a startling lack of hiring policy within the division of the Department of Corrections tasked with keeping prisons safe and investigating alleged misconduct within the agency.

With the end of 2022, the E.D. Edwards coal-burning power plant in Bartonville is officially closed.

Imagine a world where there’s no religion, no boundaries, no money, and everyone had everything they could ever want or need, thanks to artificial intelligence. That’s the idea Peorian James Kemper explores in his new philosophical science fiction novel, "Imagine There’s No."

A Chicago-based group with ties to central Illinois established to promote “regenerative” organic agriculture has issued a new study showing a link between regenerative farming, soil health and human health.

It didn't take long for the news to spread like wildfire that emergency room staffing issues would force a suspension of operations at St. Margaret's hospital in Peru.

In today's episode, you'll hear about a new study from an Illinois nonprofit on regenerative agriculture. And find out why obstetrics services are disappearing from rural Illinois hospitals. Plus, an interview with Dr. James Barnett of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria's Rural Student Physician Program about the effort to keep rural health care sustainable.