NY public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order
New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the ...
Galapagos tortoises at Philadelphia Zoo become first-time parents at nearly 100
A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it ...
Outdoor sirens will be tested in Muscatine County
The Muscatine Joint Communications Center (MUSCOM), in partnership with Muscatine County Emergency Management, will commence ...
Trump administration argues judge can’t order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
A federal judge didn’t have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious ...
Swing into action to support Lead(h)er
Lead(h)er is swinging into action for mentorship at their Fifth Annual Golf Outing on Friday, May 16 at Palmer Hills Golf ...
Learn to be an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Black Hawk College
Black Hawk College is launching a new program to train students to be occupational therapy assistants. The OTA program begins ...
Takeaways from Trump’s move to send Venezuelan migrants in the US to a prison in El Salvador
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law giving him immense powers to deport noncitizens in a time of ...
Learn about old Joliet prison in Fulton
The Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host a program by Kelly Klobucher about the old Joliet, Illinois, prison ...
‘Free for All,” documentary about libraries, will be shown free in Rock Island
Up, the Rock Island Public Library will host a preview film screening of “Free for All, The Public Library,” produced by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS. ‘Free for ...
Malian singer Amadou Bagayoko dies at age 70
Renowned guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of Mali’s music duo Amadou & Mariam has died. He was 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé paid tribute to ...
MASTERS ’25: Augusta’s 3rd hole so cleverly designed it doesn’t get tweaked
The shortest par 4 at Augusta National is the same distance — all of 350 yards — as it was when the first Masters was held in ...
Grants drive growth in rural Iowa – including Jackson County
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has announced $40,000 in grants to drive growth in the rural Iowa towns of Imogene and Sibley, as well as Calhoun and Jackson counties, according to ...