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Jake Ryan is reporter and producer at KVNF. He received his B.A. in Journalism from Western Illinois University. After serving with Americorps and volunteering for a community radio station in Maryland, he graduated from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. His pieces have been aired on Delmarva Public Radio, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and New Hampshire Public Radio. He enjoys board games, trying new things, and flying kites.

An NPR/Marist poll finds that as the president has waged a trade war, Midwestern voters have moved in big numbers toward Democrats less than two months before November's elections.

Lawyers for former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi are pointing to his traumatic childhood and a desire to “prove his worth to everyone” in seeking leniency from a judge sentencing him this week.

Outgoing State Representative Raymond Poe -- who begins today as head of the agriculture department -- says he has a favorite as Republicans look to…

Across the country, new gas pipelines have met political opposition, protests and lawsuits. In Pennsylvania, one major project has also sparked criminal investigations.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephen Richer, the Republican Maricopa County Recorder, about his office's intense preparations to secure early voting in the swing state of Arizona.

‘State of the Unions’ report shows increased organizing activity

California's Proposition 50 redraws the state's congressional map to favor Democrats. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report what it might mean for mid-term elections.

The mayor of Lincoln said Thursday the loss of Lincoln College is a "devastating blow" to the Logan County community. After 157 years, the college will close in May at the end of the school, while Lincoln Christian University is reducing its footprint by going mostly virtual, said Mayor Tracy Welch.

The late actor and comedian's family would experience "severe mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress" if the records were released, the judge said.