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...

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 Illin...

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 ...

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 
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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 reporti...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Kelsey Watznauer, D. Jack Alkire and Brendan Denison discuss some of the biggest stories of the week. 

• Homeless for the Holidays
• Decatur finalist to receive millions in federal grant funds
• 140 year old building collapses over Xmas weekend
• Monticello Santa Parade and Polar Express
• 2023 reflections and a look...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Kelsey Watznauer, D. Jack Alkire and Tim Cain discuss some of the biggest stories of the week. 

• Vigil held, councils met about tent encampment in Bloomington
• Decatur couple's death now looks like murder-suicide, cops say
• YouthBuild McLean County brings 'new life' to Glenn Avenue home
• Delta Sigma Theta, Blue ...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Kelsey Watznauer is back and joins D. Jack Alkire and Tim Cain to talk about the biggest stories of the week. 

• Parachute plasma donation center opens in Charleston
• Illinois awarded funding for Route 9 improvement
• Eviction order issued for occupants of iconic Decatur mansion
• Livingston County judge abused dis...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. This week, Central Illinois editor in chief Allison Petty sits down with D. Jack Alkire and Tim Cain to discuss:

• Petition signed for Holy Trinity
• Opposition to potential Heritage Health move
• Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Luncheon
• Invest in Kids to sunset
• Firefighter Families and their fe...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. This week, Analisa Trofimuk sits down with D. Jack Alkire and Tim Cain to discuss:

• State Legislation goings on
• McLean County inmates return from LaSalle
• Normal Marching Band to perform in London
• Veterans Day
  • Veterans Crisis Line
  • Service animals for vets
• PK UnKorked in Pontiac (and schnitzel...

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

• Dia de los Muertos at the McLean County Museum of History
• Macon County Coroner lays to rest unclaimed remains
• Update on COVID-19
• Decatur Genealogy Society
• Downs native competes in Forged in Fire

To read more about any of the...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly podcast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news with D. Jack Alkire, Tim Cain and Brenden Moore in for Kelsey Watznauer. 

This week, the crew discusses:

• IL General Assembly's legislative veto session
• A fire at Miller Park Zoo
• A new historic marker in Bloomington
• Loose Serval in Decatur
• Flight nurses saving lives

To read more about any of the stori...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly podcast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news with D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer, and Analisa Trofimuk in for Tim Cain

This week, the crew talks about:

• Brush College Road issue in Decatur
• Snyders-Shriners 5K and Blake Meyer
• Macon County library crawl
• New stuff to play on in Bloomington-Normal
• FRIDAY THE 13TH. SPOOKY. SCARY. SKELETONS.

To read...

Welcome back to “Long Story Short,” your weekly podcast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news with D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain. The team is joined this week by Market President for Lee Enterprises Central Illinois - Charles Mems!

This week, the crew discusses:

• Charles's life and work in marketing for Lee Enterprises
• Deadly anhydrous ammonia spill in Effingham County
• Potential restruct...

Welcome back to “Long Story Short,” your weekly podcast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news with D. Jack Alkire, Kelsey Watznauer and Tim Cain.

This week, the crew discusses:

• Election Officials promise security
• Food Insecurity update on McLean County
• Operation Obstacle raises money and awareness for veteran suicide issues
• Mt. Zion Buddies program
• Breakfast burgers in the middle of nowhere, Illinois
...

Welcome back to “Long Story Short,” your weekly podcast for all things Central Illinois news. This week, Jack, Kelsey and Tim are joined by Candace Summers of the McLean County Museum of History.

The crew discusses:

• the Cemetery Walk, hosted by the museum at Evergreen Cemetery;
• the Pretrial Fairness Act;
• “Fields of Gold,” a new documentary about Decatur legend A.E. ...

Welcome back to "Long Story Short." Sorry we missed you last week, but we're back! McLean County School District Unit 5 superintendent Kristen Weikle joins Jack and Kelsey to talk the school year, and Tim helps guide us through some of the biggest stories of the week.

This week, the team discusses: 

• The recent explosion at ADM on Sunday, Sep. 10
• More Than Pink Walk celebrating breast cancer survivors
• Meat Cutting competit...

Hi all! Welcome back! We had so much extra interview this week that we're giving you another "Long Story Short!"

Sit back, relax, and enjoy hearing Executive Director of the McLean County Museum of History Julie Emig walk us through all the big projects coming up!

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Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly update on Central Illinois news. This week, Julie Emig, executive director for McLean County Museum of History, joins Kelsey Watznauer and D. Jack Alkire to discuss the biggest stories of the week.

This week, the crew discusses: 

• Farm Progress show in Decatur
• DMV's new Skipping The Line initiative
• Labor Day in Central Illinois
• Mattoon High School football and its presence i...