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A pilot program that began in September will pay $50 per tree, up to two, to help cover the cost of planting trees on private residential property.

Two of Wichita’s three GreenAcres Market stores permanently closed on Tuesday, but a third at Bradley Fair at 21st and Rock Road will remain open. “I just wanted to let people in Wichita know we weren’t going anywhere,” said Christopher Santi, president and COO of Healthier Choices Management , which bought the Wichita company in 2024 . “We just don’t need three stores,” Santi said. He said there’s not enough of a demand for three. “It’s a lot to keep these stores going on very, very slim margin

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid federal officials say may be up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, has been found in other states stamped into counterfeit pills made to look like prescription painkillers. Missouri appears on a federal map of cychlorphine drug lab reports from last...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Hugo Holland, the former Caddo Parish prosecutor, is running for the only judicial district judge seat up for election in the parish. According to reporting by the Louisiana Illuminator, judges found Holland hid evidence in two death penalty cases. He has been accused of racism and was forced out of the district attorney’s office for filing false paperwork.

JANESVILLE — Janesville police officers testified Monday that Janesville resident Aaron Oleston’s repeated filming of officers — and other behavior toward them — made them feel worried about their own safety and their ability to carry out their work. The claims came from several officers who testified in day one of a two-day trial in which the 47-year-old Oleston faces criminal charges of stalking police and filming them on several occasions in 2023 and 2024 while the officers were both on and o

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Bellevue man was booked into Sarpy County Jail on Saturday for allegedly setting his ex’s apartment on fire while sharing videos of himself doing so, according to authorities. Mytavious Swift, 21, was booked for 1st-degree arson, burglary, and criminal mischief greater than $5,000. According...

Crews were busy this week setting up the Winterland ice rink at Heartwood Preserve near 145th and Dewey Avenue in West Omaha, with the outdoor attraction set to open its gates on Halloween. Skating is free, skate rentals are free, and anyone aged three and up is welcome on the ice once the rink opens Saturday and stays open into the new year.

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

A 25-year-old DoorDash driver accused of cutting through a Maplewood yard to avoid construction, hitting a grandfather, and fleeing the scene has been charged in Ramsey County.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed separate lawsuits against a Minneapolis bakery and a now-defunct nonprofit, which allege they and other individuals submitted false claims worth millions to the Minnesota Department of Education.