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A streetscape project discussed by the Bloomington City Council on Monday night aims to turn the downtown into a destination by improving walkability, sidewalks and lighting, among other things.

Scott Simon talks with Associated Press reporter Marcos Martinez Chacon about the water crisis affecting the residents of Monterrey, one of Mexico's largest cities.

The city of Minneapolis and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed on a consent decree which calls for the Minneapolis Police Department to make extensive reforms. The agreement comes five years after the death of George Floyd caused protests around the city and the world.

Native Americans make up an outsized percentage of the homeless in places like New Mexico.

When the state rollback of the locally shared grocery tax first passed, then-Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said he believed there was no appetite on the Bloomington City Council to impose a local tax. Though the vote was still split, the council passed the tax this week.

President Trump is authorizing the deployment of troops to "protect" Portland and ICE facilities there from "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments to more U.S. cities.

The City of Miami Beach is spending a pretty penny on an ad campaign to deter spring break partiers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez why.

The mayor of Rhode Island's largest city is calling on the city's tax-exempt hospitals and universities to chip in and help Providence stay out of the red. From member station Rhode Island Public Radio, Ian Donnis reports on how this has made for a sharp battle between Providence and its Ivy League university.

Downtown Phoenix businesses sued the city over a sprawling homeless encampment. The city's solution appears successful two years later, but funding for it is set to run out.

A legal cease fire between the Town of Normal and City of Bloomington on one side and McLean County government on the other shows signs of deterioration. The two sides again appear headed for court.