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Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old.

Whoever takes Bloomington's top job will still have to contend with the issues of a housing shortage and an uptick in the number of unhoused people in the city — though aid to both issues is currently in the works.

Army Private First Class Jessica Lynch, 19, is set to return to the U.S. on April 12. She suffered multiple injuries when she and her Army maintenance unit were ambushed after taking a wrong turn near the central Iraq city of Nasiriyah. In her home community of Wirt County, West Virginia, Lynch is regarded as a hero. NPR's Noah Adams profiles the people of Wirt County, where there's a strong tradition of military service -- see some of his photos of the people and places.

In Jefferson County, W.V., when school shut down last spring, bus drivers continued working, delivering meals to kids in need.

California is in the peak of its wildfire season. With strong winds forecast to hit 70 mph on Wednesday, the utility says it wants to reduce the chance that its wires could spark a fire.

Cecilia Ruffin recently became the Multicultural Leadership Institute's executive director. While volunteering in the Bloomington-Normal community for decades has been a key focus in Ruffin's life, she shares what keeps her grounded and why she devotes her time to being engaged in her community.

Last week, in a case from Dover, Penn., a judge ruled that it is unconstitutional to teach intelligent design in public schools. Supporters of intelligent design say the ruling won't deter them from raising questions about the theory of evolution.

How close are we to the point when a bacterial infection can resist all available antibiotics? A case in Nevada, reported this past week in the CDC journal, says that we're already there.

Salvation Army Safe Harbor's new director of residential services says her immediate goal is to get people out of the cold since that's the biggest challenge the unhoused face this winter.

To survive the recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom must have the support of California's Latino voters. But in Imperial County, many of those voters stayed home or shifted toward Donald Trump in 2020.