UPDATE: WIU shooter charged with attempted first-degree murder. September 16, 2020 10:25 am|UPDATE: Certain details of the story below may be dated, since as of 3:12 p.m., September 16, 2020,…
WIU website monitoring reported cases of COVID-19 March 23, 2020 9:54 pm|As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to rise, Western Illinois University has a map available…
Carl Sandburg College becomes latest to cancel commencement March 20, 2020 11:25 am|Carl Sandburg College is joining growing of colleges and universities to cancel their commencement this year.
Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minor February 11, 2020 5:08 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — The art of growing cannabis will become a minor subject at Western Illinois University in…
WIU houses late Illinois Congressman Railsback’s papers February 10, 2020 12:01 pm|MACOMB (AP) — Archivists at the Western Illinois University are combing through the official papers of the late…
KCAP holding workshop on starting a small business November 26, 2019 9:27 pm|For those that have had the itch to start their own small business but are unsure of where…
Western Illinois University gets grant for bobcat research July 16, 2019 11:28 am|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Officials say a federal grant will help bolster Western Illinois University’s research on the…
WIU program to let students finish ag business MBA in 1 year July 2, 2019 12:14 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A new program at Western Illinois University will let agriculture students get a graduate…
WIU professor gets grant to research wild hemp in Illinois July 1, 2019 12:38 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A Western Illinois University professor is harvesting wild hemp across Illinois for a research…
Western Illinois University gets $375,000 to study bobcats June 13, 2019 11:40 am|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – The federal government is giving Western Illinois University $375,000 to keep researching the state’s…
WIU-related group wants university president to step down June 10, 2019 8:43 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A group that represents alumni at Western Illinois University is urging the president to…
WIU professor a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music April 22, 2019 11:30 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A music composition professor in Illinois has learned he was a finalist for the Pulitzer…
Western Illinois professor gets 2nd in forecasting challenge March 25, 2019 12:15 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A Western Illinois University professor has won an award for the third time in…
Western Illinois University tops in physics masters’ degrees March 8, 2019 12:42 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Western Illinois University has awarded more master’s degrees, on average, than any other school…
132 laid off at Western Illinois University due to budget March 6, 2019 12:28 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Western Illinois University has laid off 132 employees due to budget difficulties.
WIU history professor examines dockworkers’ power in book February 25, 2019 12:36 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – A Western Illinois University history professor has published a book on the power dockworkers…
WIU enrollment down almost 14 percent at Macomb campus February 21, 2019 12:16 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – New enrollment data from Western Illinois University shows the number of students attending classes…
New but classic Lincoln portrait at Knox County Courthouse July 27, 2018 8:04 pm|The Knox County Courthouse now has a much bigger — and arguably stunning — photograph of our 16th…
Economic development partnership holding Oneida workshop July 9, 2018 1:45 pm|The Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development is holding a small business workshop this Wednesday as they…
Western Illinois University sees enrollment decline June 12, 2018 12:37 pm|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Western Illinois University officials are considering how to address the university’s declining student enrollment.