You might think you want to be a teacher until you come face to face with 30 kids.“There's nothing worse than getting to your junior year of college, being placed in your first observation, and going, 'I hate second graders.'”We talk with the teachers who lead the Southern Illinois Future Teachers Coalition about giving students early opportunities to see if the career’s for them…and recruiting the next generation of teachers.

13-WREX meteorologist John Jurgens discusses hazardous air conditions and hot weather that have blanketed the WNIJ listening area.

Neil Johnson is the news editor for the Janesville Gazette. He discusses Janesville data center safeguards, recent ICE activity in southern Wisconsin, and the future of a Janesville elementary school.

Because of new work requirements from last year's One Bill Beautiful Bill Act, more than 300,000 Illinois residents are expected to lose SNAP food benefits. Peter Medlin reports on how that could affect access to school meals …

Immigration enforcement is ramping up again in northern Illinois.The Illinois Head Start Association recently released a report sharing anonymous community stories about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity has affected children at Head Start centers.WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin sat down with Illinois Head Start Executive Director Lauri Morrison-Frichtl to discuss the report.

Familia Fest, a family friendly day of community connections and soccer was held at Kiwanis Park in DeKalb on July 11, 2026.

On an overcast afternoon in 1927, three violent explosions shook the sky over southern Illinois. What some residents feared to be an air invasion turned out to be the state's first recorded meteor strike.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today's episode features Carol Obertubbesing.

Park Hills Circle stops by Studio A ahead of the release of their debut album All of a Sudden.