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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mac McCoy, superintendent of the Lee County School System, about the ongoing tornado relief efforts in Alabama.

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

Bloomington Police Chief Dan Donath says he's working to change department culture to embrace the idea mental health service is better than jail for many.…

Republican lawmakers in Georgia are advancing a bill that would require police to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for deportation.

District Attorney George Gascón about why he wants to see more jurisdictions expunge marijuana convictions.

As homeowners in central and southern Illinois and three other states count up the damage from Friday's storms that spawned twisters and high winds, insurance claims are beginning to flow into property and casualty insurers.

According to court documents, the Bloomington man tested positive for marijuana on Sept. 7, which was a violation of his conditions for pretrial release. He was arrested Friday morning and booked at the Knox County jail.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office said it tracked down a silver Mercedes last operated by the man suspected of killing a Maryland Circuit Court judge on Thursday.

State police are asking for public help in the weekend case of a naked gunman in Gibson City who allegedly wounded two officers. Troopers said they hope area people and businesses may have relevant video footage.

The Supreme Court has ruled in a case on the Voting Rights Act. The court could have gutted the law by overturning a provision that is used for enforcement, but the justices, in a 8-1 vote, decided to preserve it. The act allows states to apply to a court for an end to Justice Department oversight of the state's voting rules.