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217 Today: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
In today's deep dive, a look at the problems facing Emergency Medical Services in Indana and across the Midwest.
The 217 Today Podcast
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: Monday, August 16, 2021
In today's deep dive, a conversation with Illinois' acting state epidemiologist about how COVID-19 variants have changed over time.
217 Today: Friday, August 13, 2021
In today's deep dive, we learn how farmers and ranchers could have a role in convincing their neighbors in rural areas to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
217 Today: Thursday, August 12, 2021
In today's deep dive, even before new congressional district maps are drawn, Central Illinois Democrat David Palmer says he’s running for Congress.
217 Today: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
In today's deep dive, in the third and final part of our series on how HIV has affected Black women, we hear from a woman who’s lived with the virus for more than 30 years.
217 Today: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
In today's deep dive, in part two of our series from Side Effects Public Media, we look at efforts to help Black women who are HIV positive. They’re infected at unusually high rates.
217 Today: Monday, August 9, 2021
In today's deep dive, there’s a hidden HIV epidemic among Black women. In the first part of a series from Side Effects Public Media we find out they’re being infected at unusually high rates.
217 Today: Friday, August 6, 2021
In today's deep dive, FarmFED Coop is a new cooperative that’s trying to help produce growers in Illinois scale up their operations.
217 Today: Thursday, August 5, 2021
In today's deep dive, the internet is now for much more than entertainment, but rural areas are often the last to receive high-speed broadband.
217 Today: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
In today's deep dive, we learn more about a new group led by formerly incarcerated people that has launched a campaign to end what it calls "permanent punishments" for people who have been convicted of felonies.
