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Donna Marie Holleran

July 14, 1940 - March 5, 2023

Funeral services are pending.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.

The House Ethics Committee has agreed to take up a complaint against embattled New York congressman George Santos, who is accused of lying about his background.

A Macon County judge has declared Illinois’ gun ban and registry unconstitutional, setting up a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.

Nebraska welcomed more than 10,000 refugees between 2002 and 2016, and some are still hoping to bring family members to the U.S.

A bill to block a nuclear waste storage facility in southeast New Mexico is being watched closely by opponents of the project.

A Nevada bill is seeking to secure gender-affirming health care for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in the state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Iowa State University a $1.8 million grant to raise high-dollar crops in the shadow of huge solar array panels that are becoming more common across the state.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and an increase in cancer rates among people younger than 55 is highlighting the importance of screenings.