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Pheasant hunters working their way across the Iowa landscape is hardly unusual at this time of year. But a couple of the hunting parties out and about in

We explore the history of clemency in Massachusetts, and how Governor Maura Healey is tackling it in her administration.

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One in seven new mothers experience postpartum depression. It’s a serious condition that can be fatal. Now a new pill – and other medical options -- are bringing hope.

Plus, can Gen-Z afford to live in Boston and a look at community gardening.

Plus, we look at new technology that uses breathing patterns to diagnose Parkinson's disease. And one organization is helping schools in the state teach sexual education in a post-Roe world.

The popular event downtown was scaled back because of the pandemic.

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - An honor float, not an honor flight, event was held to raise money for veterans. Organizers from the AMVETS Post 37 welcomed folks to kayak down the Wapsipinicon River from Central City to Waubeek and raise money for national honor flights. The flights take local veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials of the fallen. "Its our gift to them for their service that theyve done in the past years," AMVETS Post 37 member Deb Becker said. Last years event was canc...

Vendors, visitors happy about return of Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre Public Square was a hub of activity Friday as the yearly celebration of the arts got under way. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 14, 2021 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Friday marked the first day of the 65th year for the Fine Arts Fiesta in downtown Wilkes-Barre, and even though it seemed out of the ordinary for the tents to go up and people to come to town, theres a lot of excitement ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month appears to change course on the sentencing of juveniles. The justices ruled that judges can use their discretion and sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole. The ruling essentially limits an earlier Supreme Court ruling that said life sentences for young people could not be mandatory. For more on this and what it might mean for Massachusetts, WBURs Deb Becker spoke with retired Judge Jay Blitzman, who served as first justice of the Mid...