Perry County Republic-Monitor

The main gate at Fort Hood can be seen on South Fort Hood Street in Killeen, Texas. (Photo credit: U.S. Army)President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public. But Trump also told reporters at the White House that he had “absolutely” approved livestreaming the execution.

An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Northern Virginia. The backlash against data centers has become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country.

A sign at a University of Utah health clinic warns visitors about the spread of measles. The state has had 535 reported cases this year, among the largest counts in the country. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism.

Keith Williams, 69, of Friedheim, Missouri died Thursday, October 8, 2026 at his residence, after a short illness. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, October 12, 2026 and 8:00 am to 9:30 am Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at Ford & Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville with the Rev. Fred Wandera C.M. officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville, MO.

Members of the Missouri Child Welfare Task Force discuss child safety standards in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Oct. 5. Pictured from left are St. Louis County Chief Juvenile Officer Rick Gaines, Missouri State Courts Administrator Kathy Lloyd, Christian County Circuit Judge Jessica Kruse, Audrain County Associate Circuit Judge Melissa Buckman Young, Children's Division Director Sara Smith and State Rep.

Perryville High School has announced its 2026 Homecoming Court. The court will ride in the Homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 17, and the King and Queen will be crowned during halftime of the football game.

A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on elections — a practice many states have long prohibited. In this photo, a voter casts a ballot during the March 3, 2026 primary in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook leaves the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member. The three-member committee will seek evidence that Cook made false statements in obtaining a mortgage and will hold a closed-door hearing at the White House on Nov.

Voters angry over the rising cost of groceries and other items due to tariffs could be expressing their dissatisfaction in the midterm elections. (Photo by Ming Tang Tung/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September.

Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study.