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Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is pleased with the diversity of stakeholders represented on the city's gun violence commission. In a WGLT interview, he said he wants a lot of views represented.

Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.

Bloomington leaders gathered Monday to dig into $90 million of proposed capital projects for the upcoming year. All the plans are tentative, listed as part of a proposed $332 million fiscal 2025 budget. Bloomington City Council votes on that document April 8.

The Super Bowl is Sunday in Las Vegas, and it will be the San Francisco 49ers — hoping to win their first championship in almost three decades — versus the Kansas City Chiefs.

Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.

In line with national crime trends, violent crime also dropped in Philadelphia in 2025. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kevin Bethel, the city's police commissioner, about the decline.

While on assignment in Los Angeles, Daniel attempts to drive around the city with the aid of a computer called a "Global Positioning System" or G-P-S. The computer is mounted on the dashboard and is programmed to guide you thru a city to a specific destination. Daniel also talks with an Automotive Technologies manager at Rockwell International, the company that sells the G-P-S to companies.

NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports on the influence Microsoft Corporation has had on the city of Seattle. Not only has the company brought jobs to the reigon, but business that provide support services to Microsoft, like shipping and disk duplication, have thrived. In addition, Microsoft and its head, Bill Gates, have donated money to the univeristy and the professional baseball team in the city.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG SPEAKS WITH JOHN WHITESIDE, CITY EDITOR FOR THE JOLIET HERALD NEWS, ABOUT MOLLY ZELKO. SHE WAS A JOURNALIST WHO REPORTED ON THE MOB AND DISAPPEARED ONE NIGHT IN 1957. THE CASE HAS RECENTLY BEEN REOPENED AFTER A MOB INFORMANT TOLD POLICE ZELkO WAS BURIED IN A CITY SIDEWALK IN JOLIET, ILLINOIS.