WVIK News Focus
WVIK Newscasts
The WVIK Newsroom and reporters from partner stations in Illinois and Iowa produce WVIK News Focus stories.
These features are longer than regular stories and frequently broadcast during Morning Edition at 6:43, 7:43, and 8:43 a.m. and All Things Considered at 4:44 p.m.
Latest Episodes
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EnvironmentThe first Monarch blitz is over, and 300 people in the US participated by counting eggs, caterpillars, chrysalides, and butterflies. The citizen…
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EconomyA Tennessee-based company plans to build a psychiatric hospital in Bettendorf after persuading a state council to approve it. Last week, the Iowa Health…
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EnvironmentLast summer, the Scott County Waste Commission started single-stream recycling. But lithium and re-chargeable batteries are not on the list of things to…
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EnvironmentTPC Deere Run is known for more than hosting the John Deere Classic every summer. It's also known as an outdoor classroom, a training ground for…
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GovernmentMayors who live along the Mississippi River are asking the federal government to spend nearly $8 billion dollars on its infrastructure. This week in…
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As art from the University of Iowa tours Europe, the leadership at the art museum in Iowa City has changed. More than eight years after the Iowa River…
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GovernmentThe fire station in Barstow may be at a higher risk of flooding because of damage to a dirt levee. That's according to the president of the Carbon Cliff…
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GovernmentIllinois State Senator Neil Anderson is confident the senate can compromise and pass a budget.But Michelle O'Neill reports the Moline lawmaker is not sure…
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Since the election, republican party leaders in the Midwest have been answering a lot of questions about why so many people voted for Donald Trump.On…
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In northwestern Illinois, Savanna Mayor Tony McCombie is trying to unseat Hillsdale State Representative Mike Smiddy.On today's WVIK News Focus, Michelle…