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The Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives convened only two days this week. But in terms of bills passed and the number of hours spent debating legislation, they were two

Today is March 14 — or as some prefer to call it, Pi Day — in honor of that strange little mathematical constant known as “pi.” You know, 3.14 and so forth and so on. Or perhaps more like on and on and on and on … The beauty of pi is how it solves so many math problems. The mystery of pi is that it never ends. If pi were a country song, it would be “The Road Goes On Forever” by Robert Earl Keen. If pi were a baseball game, it would be an extra innings game tha...

Mark McCallister and Rick Taggart, the candidates for the District A seat on the City Council, both say their top priority is helping the community recover from the pandemic.

TUPELO • Four candidates are competing in the Republican primary for the Tupelo City Council’s Ward 1 seat, an open race that has drawn a competitive field of candidates The current councilman representing that ward, Markel Whittington, is running for mayor. That means no incumbent candidate will appear on the ballot. The candidates – Amanda Angle, Eric Hampton, Megan Kessler and Chad Mims – will face off in the Republican primary, which occurs on April 6. If no single candi...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confronted a stunning series of defections Friday amid allegations of sexual harassment that left the high-profile Democrat fighting for his political

HANNIBAL — New construction is being planned at the Sodalis Nature Preserve in Hannibal.

(The Center Square) – Eleven states, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, have filed a motion to intervene in a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case over challenges to

HIBBING — The Hibbing City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved purchasing 25 body cameras for officers to equip its police department. Police Chief Steve Estey told the Mesabi Tribune that those numbers ensure all uniformed police officers and investigators will have a camera. The chief placed the $68,000 order including installation from the Aurora-based Roger’s Online Corporation on Thursday. By buying the body cameras, Hibbing’s police department — the largest on th...

DECATUR — The Illinois Attorney Generals Office says the Decatur school board failed to properly follow state open meetings rules on three occasions last year. However, a closed-session vote to approve a proposed $30,000 bonus for Jeff Dase, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, was not among those deemed a violation because the biding vote on the issue was held during the public portion of a later meeting. WAND-TV on Oct 28 asked the office to review whether the board v...

Once again, the Texas Legislature is calling to end to the time-worn tradition of Daylight Saving Time — which begins yet again at 2 a.m. Sunday.