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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Prof. Dev Niyogi from the University of Texas about his research showing urban topography and pollution exacerbate rainfall.

The FBI is investigating a bomb threat that had officials in Springfiel evacuate city hall. The Ohio city has been dealing with hostile and false rumors about Haitians who live there.

Bloomington water rates will go up 33% this May — and again in 2025 and 2026 — after Monday’s city council vote, paving the way for an overhaul of the city’s aging water supply system. The 7-2 vote also means the city’s water utility tax will be lowered, and the city will adjust how rates are determined for trash, sewer and stormwater.

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

A prominent community activist plans to run for Bloomington City Council next year.Jenn Carrillo plans to run for Ward 6 in the spring 2019 election. That…

The Peoria City Council last night gave an initial okay to three sources of income to help balance its budget for next year.

Bloomington's Finance Director said the City is working efficiently to fund the Police and Fire pension plans.The Bloomington City Council discussed their…

Washington, D.C., saw its homicide rate fall to 198 murders in 2004, down from 248 murders in the previous year. While the nation's capital and other cities have seen a drop in the annual number of murders, others have not.

San Bernardino County, Calif., is creating a commuter train that reaches the small city of Redlands. While good for the environment, some residents worry it will undo the city's slow growth measures.

A Bloomington City Council member is proposing the city come up with a plan to help residents whose basements were flooded with sewage after heavy rains in late June.