Category Archives: On Air

By Cathi Coppinger A new study found we sleep better on Tuesdays than any other night of the week. The researchers have two theories. One is that by Tuesday night, we’ve gotten through the ...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Pontiac Police officer made his way to Decatur Monday to assist with crowd control during a scheduled protest.Decatur was the site of the most recent widely publicized offic...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News"Alice in Wonderland Jr.", the children's production for the Vermillion Players, opens Wednesday evening at 7:30.Director Jerry Keck was a guest on a recent community forum an...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsA Woodland graduate was recently named the 2016 1st Farm Credit Services Presidential Scholar.Kassidy Kimpling of Streator was selected from the 24 recipients of the First Cho...

By Greg Halbleib University of Illinois men’s basketball coach John Groce has reportedly landed a big recruit in 6-10 center Jeremiah Tilmon, rated as the Number 19 recruit in the country. ...

By Cathi Coppinger 82 of Rolling Stones list of the top 100 artist are no longer with us! The cause of these deaths range from homicides, plain crashes to suicides to accidental drug overdoses. A...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsWhile a new game called Pokemon GO is becoming widely popular with people who are fans of the longtime franchise, there are ups and downs to playing the game.Described as a GP...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsThe Pontiac Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced that the yard of Mick and Carole Peterson has been named the July Yard of the Month.Carole Peterson talked about the wo...

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsOne Decatur man is in critical condition after he was shot by a Decatur police officer early Monday morning.Details are very scarce, although the department did say the man wa...

By Greg Halbleib The Cardinals lost their third straight contest by coughing up a four-run lead in a 7-5 defeat to the Pirates. Jung Ho Kang drove in the deciding two runs with a double in the ei...