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Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune
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KEDM has been nominated for the BART (Business Art) Award!
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Multiple positive mosquito pools tested positive, which indicates that the virus is actively circulating in the environment. T -
Small businesses remain central to Louisiana’s economy, employing 54% of the state’s workforce and supporting communities in every region and industry. -
All five men were also charged with conspiring to violate the rights of the prisoners as well as falsifying reports about the incident -
Discover Monroe-West Monroe held an evening of tourism updates, dinner, champagne toasting and award recognitions Thursday night during the Golden Heron Awards at The Hotel Monroe’s Opera House Ballroom. -
Ruston's D.K. Harrell won the 'Album of the Year" and 'Contemporary Blues Album' at the 47th annual Blues Awards in Memphis.
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The relatives of Hussein Asasa described to NPR how they were forced to exhume and rebury their father when Israeli settlers interfered with his grave. -
Iran delivered its response to Pakistani mediators on Sunday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. -
The chocolate biz is raising the bar with a lab to assess cacao beans from around the world. (Talk about a sweet gig!) Consumers and farmers stand to benefit from the "Standard of Excellence" program.
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Felanda Ashton, a 53-year-old Shreveport resident, was sentenced to 211 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking activity.
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
Lagniappe
It is America’s 250th anniversary, and to celebrate it, Red, White & Blue Airshow is taking flight at Monroe Regional Airport.
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