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A new Biden administration rule meant to raise the wages of teachers in the federal Head Start preschool program could force local programs to scale back if Congress doesn't agree to increase funding.

Measure calls for enhanced benefits, but at a significant cost for both state and local governments

There's a shortage of bicycles in Bloomington Normal. Stores can't keep mid-range bikes in stock for more than an hour. From aluminum shortages and other supply chain issues to vastly increased demand, it's touch and go for bicycle shop owners right now. Plus, expansion of pediatric services by Marcfirst could help school districts and reduce service needs for children with autism when they grow up. There has been a lot of news about labor shortages in the region. Eric Stock reports on who's hiring. The new Illinois State University Athletics Director plans for a fall season that won't have crowd size limits. And yes, there will be tailgating.

You can put hours and hours of training into a dog, and still the loveable canine will occasionally misbehave. So what gives? What does it mean when dogs…

Listener Charley Parker plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Police in Minneapolis pulled over a driver who was wanted on a warrant for a drug charge. He must have anticipated it, because he had a "get out of jail free" card from Monopoly with him.

The teenager's friends and family had been looking for him. He was found buried underneath several feet of sand.

Authorities in California said hikers discovered the remains in a mountain area where the British-born actor best known for his role in the film "A Room With a View" went missing five months ago.

The English actor was best known for starring opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the 1985 film A Room with a View. He was 65.

A central Illinois farmer is this year's Sustainable Agriculture Award winner in Illinois. Harold Wilken farms more than 2,000 acres near Danforth in…