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The Bloomington City Council is discussing lowering the speed limit on another road and the Mayor thinks it may be time to move forward on revised commission to address transportation issues.

Hear from a Bloomington endurance athlete about what it takes to finish a race across Russia. The longest stage has her on the bike as long as 72 hours. Learn more about the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme. Gervais is already biking 8 to 11 hours per day and the race isn’t until July. Hear from a wheel chair athlete and diversity advocate about how pop culture educates about diversity. Also, discover how a central Illinois library is using the Star Wars film franchise to celebrate National

Humor is a potent professor when it comes to diversity. That's according to an advocate and speaker, who says the hit animated TV comedies South Park and Family Guy have a lot to teach us about our culture.

The Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme is the longest and most difficult bike race in the world. Bloomington-Normal resident Thursday Gervais is training to be the first woman solo competitor in this 57-hundred mile, 24 day race from Moscow to Vladivostok. Factor in weather, road conditions, and elevation climb and the race sounds impossible, but it's not.

British singer and icon Vera Lynn celebrated her 100th birthday Monday. She is revered for helping hold a reeling Great Britain together during the bleak early years of World War II. Don remembers Vera Lynn and plays her memorable song,”We’ll Meet Again” on this week’s Radio Munson, plus Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Sarah Vaughan, and more.

Jedi and Sith Lords alike are a part of Star Wars Day at Fondulac District Library in East Peoria.

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin greeted about 500 central Illinois residents at a town hall meeting in Bloomington Friday with the words, "There was good news from Washington today." Durbin was referring to the failure of the U.S. House to pass a Republican-backed replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

Some are calling it the awakening of the 'Sleeping Giantess.' Women who have never been politically active before are waging a wide range of grass roots efforts. Hear how central Illinois women are standing up and speaking out. Plus, who gets the blame for the failure of the grand bargain on the state budget? Ryan Mackey points the finger. Listen to how the budget fiasco is hurting party leaders and why the monarch butterfly population is crashing. It's not as simple as you may have heard. Also,

Gardening is a popular hobby and loads of fun, but beware! Danger lurks behind every shrub and tree!

On a recent Friday evening at the Herb Eaton Gallery, Sara Quah stepped onto a stage to do what loves and feels most comfortable doing - singing the songs she composes.

A new mobility program in the community has “great potential,” according to the Town of Normal Mayor. Bike Share 309, operated by Zagster , launched on Monday. Zagster provides bike share services to small and medium sized populations across the nation.

The viral 2013 video of Puddles Pity Party covering Lorde's "Royals" (see below) propelled the "sad clown with the big voice" to national and international prominence. The man who channels Puddles and his operatic voice is Big Mike Geier, who makes an appearance at the Castle Theater in Bloomington March 26. At 6' 8", Geier IS big, something he acclimated to at an early age.

The two candidates for Normal Town Supervisor provide their vision for office. Township governments help take care of some of the community's elderly and needy. Charlie Schlenker talks with Democrat Sarah Grammer and Republican Cheryl Gaines. Your focus may be on the township race or for the two contested races for mayor of Bloomington and Normal; there's also a race for the Unit 5 school board which controls a large portion of your property tax bill. Ryan Denham reports on this subject. Laura