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Tulsa officials have begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery is the site of a mass grave of victims of the race massacre. Most of the victims have never been found.

New York City is setting up quarantine "checkpoints" for travelers from states that are COVID-19 hot spots. The city wants travelers from high-risk states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

Some churches in Bloomington-Normal are preparing to reopen, now that Gov. JB Pritzker has relaxed rules for places of worship during the pandemic. But…

Some Bloomington restaurants and bars are getting the chance to have the cost of their liquor licenses reduced.The City Council voted unanimously Monday…

Richard Hatcher, the former mayor of Gary, Ind., died last week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Ravi Perry of Howard University about the 1970s and '60s wave of African American mayors like Hatcher

Bridgeport is giving residents a bonus on entrance tests to recruit more local officers. It could be good for community relations, but it could also mean that city officials are lowering the bar.

After a year-long investigation, the U.S. Justice Department reported on Friday that the Chicago police department uses excessive force and its officers are poorly trained.

The U.N. is calling for a humanitarian cease-fire to allow repairs to water and electrical systems. Taps in Aleppo have been dry for eight of the past nine days.

With diplomacy at a standstill, what is the military strategy for the Syrian regime and rebels? Residents fear regime forces will massacre civilians — or the current siege will force surrender.

Middle- and upper-class residents of the border city of Tijuana, Mexico, are protesting the rising violence and lawlessness in the region. Amy Isackson of member station KPBS reports on the high crime rate, and how hundreds of locals are rallying against it.