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The Dixon Water Fowl Refuge north of Peoria: Is it s wetland?
The Wetlands Initiative
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision came down last month.
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A 2005 Cessna Citation Bravo is pictured parked at the airport in Santa Fe, N.M.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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Associated Press
At supersonic speeds, F-16 jets chased down an unresponsive pilot who flew a civilian plane over the nation's capital and crashed in southwest Virginia. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
COMMUNITY VOICES - WEEKDAYS AT NOON, SATURDAYS AT 5 PM
 Kenzie Anderson and Rex Whorton.
Kenzie Anderson
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The Junior League of Springfield is a not-for-profit, community-ran network that helps bring together people of all walks of life to help those in need. From food insecurity to support groups for abused children, the Junior League does its best to branch in every direction they can to help others. President-elect Rexann Whorton and former president, soon-to-be treasurer, Kenzie Anderson sat down with Community Voices to share their experiences and what Junior League means to them.
In this photo taken on May 17, 2018, mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal.
PHUNJO LAMA
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Against a backdrop of another deadly climbing season on Mount Everest, NPR's Scott Simon contemplates one story of sacrifice and heroism.
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Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS <em>American Masters </em>documentary. He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972.
Tim Graham/Evening Standard
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A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.
John Coltrane (left) and Eric Dolphy on stage at the Village Gate in New York City in the summer of 1961. A recording of the performance, once thought lost, was recently discovered in the New York Public Library.
Herb Snitzer
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Courtesy of Impulse! Records
Grammy Award-winning musicians Marcy Marxer and Cathy Fink sing about the unexpected humor they encountered during Marxer's seven-year fight with breast cancer in the concert film, <em>All Wigged Out</em>.
Todd Rosenberg
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Community Music Inc.