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The Sycamore Public Library got a new executive director earlier this month, who recently discussed the library’s future with WNIJ.For four years, Jesse…

The driver, Johnthony Walker, 24, was charged on Monday with five counts of vehicular homicide. Chattanooga police say he will now be charged with a sixth, after a hospitalized child died.

Bhutan-born Tenzin Dorjee has experienced an uptick in racial slurs recently in the rural, upstate town he has lived in for years. Now, his community is rallying behind him, publicly and powerfully.

Strict bans on ivory trade are aimed at preventing elephant poaching. But the measures are causing unintended consequences for Alaska Natives who hunt walruses and carve their tusks for a living.

Hours from Standing Rock, N.D., is another reservation, in the the Bakken oilfield's sweet spot. Drilling has brought in millions of dollars, but the tribes have environmental worries, too.

Defying a pet ban, Gavin Williamson keeps the spider at his desk, where it apparently intimidates people. He says he won't consider removing it until somebody removes all the mice in the old building.

A Northern Illinois amusement park is up for sale. Donley’s Wild West Town is a 23-acre attraction based in Union, a town east of Marengo. It dates back…

After recording hits in the '50s and '60s, Cash's career cooled down. Then, a '94 collaboration with producer Rick Rubin transformed the former country star into an icon. Originally broadcast in 1997.

A small theater company in Montana, Hamilton Players, faced the wrath of online commenters after the cast of the hit musical Hamilton addressed a message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence last week.

NPR movie critic Bob Mondello has a preview of the would-be awards contenders and blockbusters Hollywood will be opening as the rest of us open presents.