In 2021, more than 47,000 people of all ages died from gunshot injuries, the highest U.S. toll since the early 1990s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This past year wasn't as deadly nationally, though the tally is still being finalized. Gun violence has become the leading cause of death among young people. Those whose job it is to bury the victims know that too well. We visit with the groundskeepers at Sunset Gardens in Millstadt, Illinois.
Also this week:
* WCBU's Collin Schopp talks with scientists about a groundwater study of the Illinois River Basin.

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* Eric Stock reports on a spat between two individuals on the same side of the gun rights issue.