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Speaker 1: A brief interruption from the National Weather Service. There is

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Speaker 1: a tornado warning in effect for south central McLean County

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Speaker 1: until 4:30 tonight. At 3:55 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable

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Speaker 1: of producing a tornado was located over Hayworth, or 11

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Speaker 1: miles south of Bloomington, moving northeast at 20 miles an hour.

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Speaker 1: This dangerous storm will be near Leroy around 4:10 p.m.

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Speaker 1: This warning includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 140 and 152.

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Speaker 1: Back to our normal broadcasting.

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Speaker 2: A package for the war in Iran. The Democrat who

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Speaker 2: represents parts of Bloomington Normal says American families are the

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Speaker 2: ones footing the bill. That money isn't just coming from our,

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Speaker 2: our pocketbooks, it's coming from our children's pocketbooks, Sorenson says.

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Speaker 2: The price tag hits.

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Speaker 2: Especially hard as everyday costs keep climbing. That is a

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Speaker 2: tall price to pay when the American people can't pay

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Speaker 2: their bills. Sorenson has been vocal about the squeeze on

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Speaker 2: working families, pointing to rising grocery, utility, and gas prices.

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Speaker 2: The Illinois State University women's basketball team will play for

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Speaker 2: the championship of the WNIT tomorrow. ISU coach Kristen Gillespie

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Speaker 2: says it's been a special year for Redbird Athletics after

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Speaker 2: the football team's run to the title game in January,

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Speaker 2: and the men's

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Speaker 2: Go to the NIT semifinals. That's what makes ISU so

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Speaker 2: special is like there is a genuine love for each other.

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Speaker 2: Like we support each other. We show up, we know

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Speaker 2: how hard it is to win. The Redbirds will play

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Speaker 2: at Marshall in West Virginia, and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival

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Speaker 2: in Bloomington has announced its 2026 season. This marks the

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Speaker 2: second year under artistic director Robert Quinlan and the festival's

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Speaker 2: 49th season.

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Speaker 2: The lineup includes Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and The Two

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Speaker 2: Gentlemen of Verona, along with the Pulitzer Prize winning American

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Speaker 2: classic Our Town. It's the first time the festival will

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Speaker 2: produce an American classic. Previews begin in June and run

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Speaker 2: through July and August, with all three shows performed in repertory.

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Speaker 2: A free 40 minute interpretation, Get Set Romeo and Juliet,

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Speaker 2: will be performed on the festival grounds at Ewing Manor

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Speaker 2: for young audiences. I'm Charlie Schle.