MINNEAPOLIS — Police reform and civil rights activists joined thousands of ordinary people on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and decry the Trump administration ...

When we think of elected officials or public officials or government officials, we often think of the people serving in municipal governments — counties, towns, cities, villages. Supervisors and ...

Editor’s note: Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts.In the coming months, a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Transparency advocates are questioning the Penn State Board of Trustees’ use of private meetings to discuss potential campus closures — including one who said the practice could run afoul of ...

A World War II-era aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Terre Haute Regional Airport on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Two people were on the plane, and the pilot was ...

NEWBURYPORT — Health Director Laura Vlasuk’s tenure with the city ended Wednesday after a little more than three years, according to Mayor Sean Reardon. Reardon said Vlasuk, who in January ...

NEWBURYPORT — Local voters overwhelmingly approved spending $6.5 million to pay for most of a proposed $8.3 million recreation center on Low Street. Yes votes totaled 2,539 with no votes ...

Joplin, MO (64801) Today Cloudy with occasional rain...mainly in the morning. High around 70F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.

Three suspects, including a juvenile, are each charged with attempted murder in connection with gunfire that occurred late in the afternoon recently on Sunset Avenue in the western part of the ...

Something Indiana has talked about for two and a half years — solar panels for the borough’s Wastewater Treatment Plant in Center Township — finally is on the path to becoming a reality. In ...

MARION — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the statewide count of measles cases has increased to six, including four in the Southern Illinois area. In a press release sent on ...

The $155 million bond for a new city hall failed Saturday in devastating fashion after months of discussion and buildup. The final unofficial results showed 1,815 voted against the bond and 1,146 ...