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Trump to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, vows ‘Full Force’

5 months 3 weeks ago
PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he will send troops to Portland, attempting an unprecedented use of U.S. military forces within the country. In a brief post to his social media platform, Trump said he would have Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth order troops deployed to Oregon’s largest city. Trump did not specify […]
Jacob Fischler

NewsNation's Leland Vittert reveals personal story in book

5 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS -- Leland Vittert, host of "On Balance" on NewsNation, has released a new book titled "Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism." The book offers an intimate look into Vittert's journey into journalism, detailing his experiences with bullying and living with autism, while highlighting the crucial role [...]

Trump immigration policies are also affecting Black communities, officials and activists say

5 months 3 weeks ago
For those who think the Trump administration’s immigration policies are only targeting Latino communities, Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost would like to set you straight. Maxwell said Friday that thousands of Black people, who like him are of Black and Latino descent, are experiencing fear as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and state and local law […]
William J. Ford

States scramble to plug transportation funding holes

5 months 3 weeks ago
States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues.  States also face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. As the Infrastructure […]
Erika Bolstad

Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation

5 months 3 weeks ago
Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?). And even the backers of those studies say telling pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol […]
Karl Bode

Monday, Sept. 29 - The cost of keeping water clear

5 months 3 weeks ago
Residents of a Central Illinois town recently couldn't use their tap water because of harmful algal blooms in city reservoirs. The problem threatens water systems in other parts of the Midwest, too. Harvest Public Media’s Jim Meadows reports.

Missouri school districts challenge law offering some counties property tax relief

5 months 3 weeks ago
In a new attack on the bill that authorized state funding for professional sports stadiums, a group of taxing districts and property owners are challenging property tax caps authorized for 97 counties in Missouri. A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which […]
Annelise Hanshaw