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217 Today: Thursday April 15, 2021
In today's deep dive, it's been six years since Illinois embarked on a plan to reduce fertilizer runoff into rivers and streams and improve water quality. So far, it's not working.
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Keep up with news in Central Illinois every weekday with 217 Today. Hear the day's headlines, along with one deeper dive, in just ten minutes. Learn about the people and places that make Central Illinois unique with 217 Today.
217 Today: Wednesday April 14, 2021
In today's deep dive, our series on Midwest waterways continues, with a look at how the barge industry may be in for a change with a new focus on green energy.
217 Today: Tuesday April 13, 2021
In today's deep dive, our Midwest waterways series continues with a look at an effort to build a higher levee for a Missouri River town.
217 Today: Monday April 12, 2021
In today's deep dive, the first in a five-part series from Harvest Public Media on Midwest waterways. Today we learn about a dispute between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and farmers along the Missouri River.
217 Today: Friday April 9, 2021
In today's deep dive, a conversation with Christian McBride. The Grammy-winning bassist and bandleader is the host of NPR's Jazz Night in America, which debuted on WILL-FM last weekend.
217 Today: Thursday April 8, 2021
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how public health officials in the Midwest are trying to reach people who are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
217 Today: Wednesday April 7, 2021
In today's special election edition of 217 Today, we bring you unofficial results of races in Champaign and Vermilion Counties.
217 Today: Tuesday April 6, 2021
In today's deep dive, medical school is challenging for everyone, but Black students can face an especially difficult road. We get a closer look from Side Effects Public Media's Farah Yousry.
217 Today: Monday April 5, 2021
In today's deep dive, it's been a challenge to provide information about COVID-19 and vaccines to those who don't speak English. We learn about efforts to reach refugees in the Midwest.
217 Today: Friday April 2, 2021
In today's deep dive, as the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more available, people need to be sold on taking the shots. In Latino communities, several issues could hinder the rollout from reaching the most vulnerable.