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Olivia Bennett, an award-winning anchor/reporter for WEIU News Watch, shares what WEIU has meant to her and gives a first-hand account of the repercussions felt by WEIU in the wake of the federal government's defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.








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WEIU News Watch Airs Final Televised Newscast

After 40 years, WEIU is turning the transmitter off. We have been honored to serve your community. However, local news, sports, and weather aren't going anywhere! You can continue to stream WEIU News Watch right here on YouTube, at weiu.net, and watch our content on social media. News Watch's Olivia Bennett has more on the history of WEIU, what it has become today, and what it will grow into. READ MORE>

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EIU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society Event On May 13, 2026

Tomorrow at 4:00 PM in the Life Sciences Building 1071 is the monthly meeting of the EIU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society! Each month, they have different speakers or events covering different topics important to students interested in working with wildlife. For more information, visit our website at ww

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Major League Baseball Tonight

Here are tonight's game times...

The Chicago Cubs at Atlanta at 6:15pm

The Chicago White Sox host Kansas City at 6:40pm

The St. Louis Cardinals are at the Athletics at 8:40pm

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