One-Time Grants Won’t Solve Rural EMS Funding Problems, MN Leaders Say
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 31—ROCHESTER — One-time grants will not save local emergency medical services, area leaders say. John Fox, director of Dodge Center Ambulance Services, has worked on several EMS and ambulance commissions that have petitioned the state of Minnesota for emergency funding and volunteer subsidies. Grants...
Stranger found laying on Duluth couch; Later accused of stealing computer and calculator
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) - Early in the morning of October 27, 2026 a man was found allegedly laying on a stranger's couch. Charging documents claim Brian Christopher Fairbanks, 43, of Duluth was discovered on the couch of an East Hillside residence. A resident there said they woke up to use...
Soaking rain to last through Wednesday, with up to 5 inches set to fall...
A wet start to the week – and a wet election day – is on tap for Minnesota.
Missouri Has Postponed Winter Trout Restocking
Missouri has announced that it is postponing the annual trout restocking.
Meet huitlacoche, a gnarly corn fungus that’s now gracing plates in the Midwest
Want more news about agriculture and the environment? Sign up for the Harvest newsletter for our latest reporting, plus behind-the-scenes exclusives. An empty U-Haul truck rattled for hours down twisting backroads in southeast Missouri to an Old Order Mennonite community of 25 families outside Fredericktown. At the wheel was a...
Missouri’s new CWD plan has some hunters unwilling to cooperate
The Missouri Department of Conservation has made changes to methods of preventing the spread of chronic wasting disease, a deadly pathogen that has infected about 1% of Missouri's approximately 1.5 million white-tailed deer. But hunters are frustrated with the changes and some hunters' decisions could affect meat processors and taxidermists.
Missouri’s “cold weather rule” period begins
Missouri's Cold Weather Rule, which prohibits utility companies from disconnecting heat services for 72 hours when temperatures are forecast to drop below 32 degrees, went into effect on November 2, 2026.
Missouri man sentenced after stealing $240K from elderly mother
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has been sentenced after stealing just over $240,000 from his elderly mother. Michael McLin of Grain Valley pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, to fraudulent use of a credit/debit card device. All his other charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to three years in prison.
117 veterans arrive in Washington on Grand Forks Honor Flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Valley News Live) - A group of 117 veterans landed on the East Coast on Day 1 of an Honor Flight that took off from Grand Forks. The veterans are in the nation’s capital to see memorials built in their honor. The group includes 115 men and...
Pepco outage in DC: 1,176 customers without power
A power outage hit the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, Nov. 2, leaving more than 1,100 Pepco customers without electricity. DC Fire and EMS also responded after smoke was reported coming from multiple manholes. How many customers lost power?. Pepco’s outage map showed about 1,176 customers...
