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  • Nobody left behind
    New Haven has opened an emergency shelter for unhoused individuals. A new program will provide resources to veterans entering the civilian workforce. A proposal in New York would allow pot to be sold at farmers markets. And 2022 was one of Connecticut’s deadliest years for pedestrians.
  • A pedestrian crossing on Jefferson Street, by the Sacred Heart University campus in Fairfield, Connecticut
    Keeping the roads safe: Pedestrian deaths on the rise in Connecticut
    Getting around in Connecticut can be dangerous. Especially for pedestrians. Last year 75 pedestrians were killed by vehicles in the state - the largest number in decades according to the Department of Transportation. The Full Story host Tom Kuser finds out what's behind this troubling trend and speaks with residents working to change it.
  • Book Review: White House on the Sea
    In her new book, journalist Kate Storey chronicles the history of the Kennedy clan and their summers by the sea in Hyannis Port. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.
  • Book Review: The Guest
    A charming grifter makes her way through Long Island’s elite society in a new novel by Emma Cline. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.
  • Some of Connecticut’s top students are being left behind before college
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jessika Harkay to discuss her article, “How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Mexico is seeking relief for the alleged economic and societal harm caused by guns trafficked from the U.S. One of the manufacturers is Connecticut-based Colt.
    Mexico is suing a Connecticut gun manufacturer. Here's what is at stake
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “Mexico accused CT’s Colt, other gunmakers of marketing to drug cartels. Stakes are high in court,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Milo Sheff and Elizabeth Horton Sheff in 1989 at the time of the filing of their lawsuit, Sheff v. O'Neill, in Hartford Superior Court.
    Does a new legal settlement really settle a 30-year-old lawsuit to integrate Hartford's schools?
    We speak with the lawyers who have worked on this case to find out if the settlement achieves the original goals of the lawsuit.
  • Elizabeth Horton Sheff, mother of Milo Sheff, speaks outside the Connecticut Supreme Court, Jan. 10, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. A settlement proposed Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in a long-running Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation case would increase school choice options for students in Hartford and end more than three decades of litigation over inequities in the region's school systems, state officials said.
    One Year After Sheff v. O'Neill
    Last year the Sheff versus O’Neill case was finally settled after 30 years of litigation. But the settlement had more hurdles to clear before it could go into effect.
  • Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson at practice for the 2014 NCAA men's college basketball tournament. Commentator Frank Deford says that, despite NCAA claims to the contrary, most college players are not typical students — "their job is to play a sport."
    Athlete support
    Senator Blumenthal is drafting legislation to protect college athletes. A former industrial site in Fairfield will be transformed into transit-oriented housing. Long Island has a new medical mall. And military cadets can now be parents.
  • Hot news
    Commentator David Bouchier has changed his mind about air conditioning.
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