Here and Now
Weekdays Noon to 2pm
Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.
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Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns in schools despite heavy protests at the state capitol.
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Detroit is testing a new way to charge electric vehicles that don’t require plugging in. Just park or drive your car on the right strip of road and watch the battery meter tick up.
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Taking effect over the next two years, the new rules will require airlines to issue consumers automatic cash refunds within a few weeks.
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Missy Nester grew up in Welch and bought a paper in 2018 to save it. But she couldn't make the economics work and last year, shuttered the Welch News.
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A grand jury indicted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and other allies of former President Donald Trump for their efforts involvement in a so-called 'fake electors' scheme to undermine Biden's victory in the 2020 election.
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Former President Donald Trump claims that he is immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
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Big publishers like Gannett and the New York Times aren’t eligible for the tax credits.
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The rate of kids dealing with serious mental health issues has been on the rise since the pandemic. But if parents want to help their kids, research suggests they should look at themselves and their own mental health issues.
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The Utah high school where "Footloose" was filmed invited Kevin Bacon to visit for their prom on the 40th anniversary of the film's release.
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College students in California have begun scanning 2 million pages of water rights records on paper to make them more easily available in digital form to the public as part of a $60 million project.