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The school board on Wednesday accepted an amended budget that is close to the document reviewed in January.

Unit 5 Finance Director Marty Hickman noted the district set the levy, assuming an 8% growth in equalized assessed valuation. But leaders expect an actual 6% EAV increase.

Steve Inskeep discusses the current state of intelligent design in American classrooms with Barbara Bradley Hagerty and with Greg Allen, who covered the intelligent design movement in Kansas.

An amended petition seeking a new trial for Misook Nowlin on murder charges in the 2011 death of her mother-in-law will be filed by mid-May, Nowlin’s lawyer told a judge at a court hearing on Tuesday.

State Senator Jason Barickman concedes a new law he co-sponsored to prevent further trauma to some sexual assault victims might not be enough to assuage...

NPR's Aaron Schachter reports on a little known option for minor criminals in Southern California. If a judge approves, a prisoner may be allowed to leave the crowded and dangerous county jail for "nicer" accommodations in a small city lock up. The pay-to-stay program costs detainees anywhere from 40 to 145 dollars a night. Some lawyers who know about the program say it's a legitimate way to keep clients safe. Civil libertarians say it's inherently unfair, since it gives an advantage to those with money.

North Carolina Democrats have won a battle over the fairness of the state's congressional and state legislative maps. The state Supreme Court threw out maps that give the GOP the advantage.

Coronavirus cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.

Kelly Gissendaner was executed by lethal injection Tuesday for her role in the 1997 murder of her husband. Richard Glossip got a delay just hours before he was scheduled for lethal injection.

In Lee County, Ala., powerful tornadoes swept through the area on Sunday, killing at least 23 people.