Lives lost in the Bourbon Street terror attack
At least 10 people were killed and 35 injured when a pickup truck was driven into a crowd on Bourbon Street early Jan. 1, 2025, near the intersection of Conti…
Facing steep tax hikes, hard-hit locals call for municipal staff cuts
Brattleboro, one of the bigger Vermont communities aiming to reduce municipal spending, has proposed everything from curbing office-supply purchases to closing the public pool. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Facing a…
New Orleans attack prompts tighter security in D.C. ahead of inauguration, Carter funeral
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., is pictured amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital…
FBI believes Bourbon Street terrorist acted alone, posted videos before New Orleans attack
Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, killing 14 people and injuring 37 more. Jabbar…
Judge declines to pause affordable housing law pending trial
Affordable housing advocates celebrated the ruling and alleged the lawsuit was an attempt by towns to shirk their affordable housing responsibilities. (Courtesy of the Department of Community Affairs) A Superior…
Metro, FBI probing possible link between Tesla explosion in Las Vegas and New Orleans massacre
Local officials including Rep. Shelley Berkley, Metro Sheriff Kevin McMahill, and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford during a briefing on the Cybertruck exploding. (Photo by Dana Gentry/Nevada Current) LAS VEGAS…
Oklahoma AG’s expert witnesses push chicken waste ban amid federal lawsuit
(Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service, USDA) The only way to significantly reduce phosphorus levels in Oklahoma’s eastern waterways is to ban the use of chicken litter as fertilizer, a soil scientist…
Some states on track to restore abortion access, while others push for fetal rights in 2025
States with broad reproductive rights protections have introduced bills to shield patients and doctors if the incoming Republican administration overturns protections implemented under President Joe Biden. (Dana DiFilippo | New…
FBI believes Bourbon Street terrorist acted alone, posted videos before New Orleans attack
Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Jan. 1, 2025, killing 15 people and injuring 35…
Newsiest holidays ever? Here’s your Minnesota news wrap-up
The Capitol grounds covered in snow on Dec. 19, 2024, following the first significant winter storm of the season. Photo by Michele Jokinen/House Public Information Services. So much Minnesota politics…