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Each week reporters Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire join Tim Cain to discuss the top stories in Central Illinois. Sometimes we'll feature guests from the newsroom and community to share the news where Your Story Lives.

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Each week reporters Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire join Tim Cain to discuss the top stories in Central Illinois. Sometimes we'll feature guests from the newsroom and community to share the news where Your Story Lives.

    The Divine 9, Flag football and Valentine's Day on 'Long Story Short'

    The Divine 9, Flag football and Valentine's Day on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news, featuring D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Olivia Jacobs. This week, the crew discusses:


    Rural broadband - Macon County deal, Logan County survey
    Girls flag football comes to IHSA
    Mattoon’s College signing day
    The Divine Nine: A look at Bloomington-Normal's Black fraternities and sororities
    Shirley and Wayne find love, again, at 88

    To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

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    Music by Diamond Tunes.
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    • 37 min
    Aaron Rossi pleads guilty, 40 year old cold case, repurposed buildings and more on 'Long Story Short'

    Aaron Rossi pleads guilty, 40 year old cold case, repurposed buildings and more on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news, featuring D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain. This week, the crew discusses:


    Aaron Rossi pleads guilty in federal mail, tax fraud case
    Hotel, apartments could fill Barnes Citizens Building
    Woodford, Livingston County farm families to appear in Super Bowl commercial
    Resale shops preparing for Coles County Habitat for Humanity ReStore closure
    McLean County sheriff, coroner seek to identify Jane Doe from 1982 with new genetic technology

    To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

    Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

    Music by Diamond Tunes.
    Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 27 min
    Illinois primary, Reese the serval, blood shortage and more on 'Long Story Short'

    Illinois primary, Reese the serval, blood shortage and more on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news, featuring D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain. This week, the crew discusses:


    Trump remains on Illinois primary ballot for now,
    Wild serval finds Indiana home,
    Fights at Stephen Decatur Middle School,
    Central Illinois blood suppliers grapple with nationwide shortage,
    What's coming up Central Illinois (and other nonsense).

    To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

    Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

    Music by Diamond Tunes.
    Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 41 min
    Icy conditions, Amtrak board approvals, charity dog washing and the Bloomington Bison on 'Long Story Short'

    Icy conditions, Amtrak board approvals, charity dog washing and the Bloomington Bison on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. This week, Drew Zimmerman joins Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire to discuss: 


    Ice storm gave a rough start to the week
    Normal Mayor Chris Koos confirmed to Amtrak board
    Dozens of dogs washed for charity in Normal
    Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
    The Bloomington Bison are skating into town

    To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

    Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

    Music by Diamond Tunes.
    Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 30 min
    Emerald Acres, Dansby Magnet School and Clay Jackson on 'Long Story Short'

    Emerald Acres, Dansby Magnet School and Clay Jackson on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Olivia Jacobs and D. Jack Alkire welcome The Pantagraph photographer Clay Jackson to discuss the biggest stories of the week:


    Clayton Jackson, Photographer Extraordinaire
    Emerald Acres signs show coming businesses
    New magnet school named for Tuskegee Airman on schedule and under budget
    Extreme weather talk 
    Annual Dr. Martin Luther King chess tournament and sportsmanship
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    • 38 min
    E-cigarettes banned indoors, holiday DUIs, Noon Year and more on 'Long Story Short'

    E-cigarettes banned indoors, holiday DUIs, Noon Year and more on 'Long Story Short'

    Welcome to a new season of "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Kelsey Watznauer, D. Jack Alkire and Tim Cain discuss (mostly) the biggest stories of the week:


    New law adds e-cigarettes to indoor ban
    Decatur man wanted on animal cruelty charges
    Holiday DUIs
    Happy Noon Year

    To read more about any of the stories mentioned this week, find our full reporting at pantagraph.com, herald-review.com and jg-tc.com or download our apps, available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

    Subscribe to "Long Story Short" for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

    Music by Diamond Tunes.
    Support the show: https://pantagraph.com/
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    • 28 min

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