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Plus, a 48 percent graduation rate at some of the for-profit and virtual schools often touted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

A Peoria woman was saddened, but not surprised, by the news in April that her former boyfriend Joshua Livingston faced murder charges in connection with the death of Melissa Ostrom, one of five central Illinois woman who sought protective orders after their relationships with him turned violent.

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.

An 18-year-old Peoria man was found guilty Thursday in the 2018 murders of two people at a party near the Bradley University campus.

The Bloomington Public Library faces a number of challenges and opportunities, most of which will wait until a new director is found. Terry Lindberg is…

Linda speaks to NPR's Peter Kenyon in Broward County, Florida about reaction to the ruling there, where hand-counting of ballots is continuing.

Palm Beach County continues the manual recount despite Florida's Attorney General's assertion that the results will not be considered. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

More states have adopted redistricting commissions as an antidote to gerrymandering over the past decade. Depending on the state, commissions look and function very differently. Are they working?

As Floridians returned to their homes after Hurricane Milton, more than 1 million residents were still without power Saturday night. Power outages caused hours-long waits for fuel at gas stations.

At least a dozen figure skaters, coaches and their family members were on the plane that crashed near Washington, D.C., including two teenage competitors and a Russian husband-and-wife coaching duo.