President Joe Biden used his farewell address Wednesday to do many things. He expressed his gratitude to the American people for the honor of serving as their president, heaped praise on things his administration had accomplished and highlighted looming threats to the future of American democracy. Most presidential farewell addresses have done what Biden did … Read more
Around 100 members of the Oklahoma National Guard departed Thursday for Washington D.C. for the upcoming 60th Presidential Inauguration on Monday. Oklahoma’s troops join nearly 8,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 40 states and territories to support the D.C. National Guard. “This is a massive event and we’re very excited to participate,” Maj. Gen. … Read more
Education experts tend to agree on two things: Donald Trump has an aggressive schools agenda — focused on choice and handing more control over to the states. And with lots of other foreign and domestic priorities vying for his attention, from closing the border to extending tax cuts, K-12 issues may take a back seat. … Read more
A Republican priority bill under consideration in the Indiana General Assembly would put stricter oversight policies in place for projects seeking to move large amounts of water from one basin the state to another. (Getty Images) Early reaction was mostly positive Thursday to a Senate GOP priority bill that seeks to increase oversight of water … Read more
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams made history on day one in office in 2021, by becoming the first Native American to lead NPS. Sams is Cayuse and Walla Walla and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. His family is also Cocopah and Yankton Sioux. In many ways, his … Read more
Shasta County celebrates community unity on Martin Luther King Day — Monday, Jan. 20 — with presentations, performances, a celebratory march and a community lunch served up by the Asphalt Cowboys. Redding’s MLK Day events, which celebrate the minister and civil rights leader’s legacy, “calls for reflection, education and action toward creating positive change in … Read more
A $1 million federal grant will help Wauwatosa staff determine how to turn a steep, city-owned railroad crossing near Highway 100 into a through street underneath the rail line with bike and pedestrian access in the coming years. The city will receive the funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration in order … Read more
A Milwaukee woman is now taking responsibility for the death of 1-year-old Princess Lard five years ago. Artesia Lockhart, 32, on Thursday changed her plea to “no contest” regarding a charge of physical abuse of a child, causing great bodily harm. “No contest” is a plea that allows a defendant to accept conviction without admitting … Read more
An online fundraiser for a Boonton native and her family has raised $79,000 after their home and belongings were lost in the LA wildfires. Melissa Viator, her husband Jake and their 2-year-old child are safe after losing their home to the most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. By a stroke of luck, Viator and … Read more
ALLOUEZ — A portion of State 57, also known as Riverside Drive, within the village will be closed to repair part of the State 172 overpass beginning Feb. 17. First announced at the village’s Jan. 15 Public Works Committee meeting, and confirmed by both the village’s public works Director Sean Gehin and the Wisconsin Department … Read more