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What solutions exist to solve the Des Moines metro's water crisis?
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Disagreement exists on solutions to central Iowa's water crisis, with some advocating for regulating farms while others blame water utilities for not moving fast enough to increase treatment capacity. Debate continues over the effectiveness of...
KRPS Daily Newscast for Thursday July 10, 2025
KRPS - Kansas
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July 10, 2025
In Kansas News Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has entered the crowded Republican primary race for governor. Zane Irwin of the Kansas News Service reports. Schmidt joins a growing pool of 2026 GOP candidates that includes former...
Trump Administration Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Nationwide
Oklahoma Watch
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July 7, 2025
Sign up today for First Watch! Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office...
Grant County supports Catron’s wolf emergency
Silver City Daily Press - New Mexico
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July 12, 2025
(Screenshot by Jo Lutz for the Daily Press) Catron County Commissioner Haydn Forward was one of over 20 people to comment at Thursday’s meeting of the Grant County Commission. He was one of four commenters advocating for Grant County to pass a...
Bailey investigating Columbia DEI initiatives
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into the city of Columbia over its reported use of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in local government programs, hiring and funding decisions. Bailey's office...
Bayer scrambles to avoid a jury verdict in latest Roundup cancer case
Environmental Health News
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June 23, 2025
Bayer quietly settled a Missouri case over claims its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup caused cancer, just as the jury was set to decide. Carey Gillam reports for The New Lede. In short: Bayer settled with landscaper Albert Grantges, who...
Free San Francisco Transit Protest at SFMTA
Indybay - California
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July 13, 2025
A Demand that SF politicians offer free transit to its residents, to uphold its progressive image Activists gathered midday at SFMTA headquarters at 1 South Van Ness on June 12 to protest wretched, racist, discriminatory MUNI service and the...
10 Deadliest US floods in the last 25 years that still haunt in the nation’s history
The Times of India
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Texas flash floods have claimed at least 82 lives, with numerous other holiday visitors and campers still missing after torrential rains triggered a rapid and devastating rise in water levels. Kerr County emerged as the worst-hit region as nearly...
Soybean association seeks applicants for legacy awards
The Globe - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — U.S. soybean growers committed to conservation are invited to share their sustainability story with the American Soybean Association for consideration for its 2026 Conservation Legacy award. This award recognizes soybean...
The old suburban frontier is closing. Here’s what the new one could look like.
Vox
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July 7, 2025
For the last half-century, America’s population growth has been concentrated in the sweltering, equal parts bone-dry and waterlogged, yet ever-sprawling Sunbelt. Undeterred by the limits of hydrology or climate, metro areas from Las Vegas to Miami...
Bringing home the bacon — together: Alaska farmers explore co-op for Palmer slaughterhouse
Must Read Alaska
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July 13, 2025
The Alaska Division of Agriculture is inviting farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural stakeholders to a special listening session on July 17, from 6-8 pm., to explore the formation of a cooperative centered on the Palmer slaughter plant. The...
Curious Iowa: Are bobcat and coyote numbers increasing in Iowa?
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa’s wildlife population typically fluctuates each year, depending on a variety of factors. But are the populations of furbearer species specifically...
Texas Flood Toll: What Happens When Everything Is Boiled Down To Money
National Memo
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July 7, 2025
I challenge you to go back through your memory of the last five months when coverage of the DOGE cuts to government departments and programs and coverage of the Big Bullshit Bill were in the headlines and see if you can recall the word...
Bubble Paper Welcomes Alexandra Briordy as Marketing Manager
Greenville Business Magazine - South Carolina
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July 7, 2025
(Photo Courtesy of Bubble Paper) Bubble Paper, a sustainable packaging solutions company, has announced the addition of Alexandra Briordy to its marketing team as a marketing manager. With a foundation in digital marketing, analytics, and campaign...
More storms to drench the Midwest, hard-hit Texas and New Mexico this weekend
NBC News
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July 11, 2025
After a week of severe storms that triggered devastating floods in the South and soaked the East Coast, more rain is on the way with a renewed flood threat for the still-reeling Texas and New Mexico. Storms are passing through the Midwest, with...
Elevating the Good
Nebraska Life
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For 25 years, Nebraska Life has elevated the good. We’ve done this by featuring heartfelt, thoughtful, entertaining stories and breathtaking photography that reflect our state’s people, places, cultures and communities. In recognition of our...
Pine Bluff Arsenal welcomes Colonel Mason as leader
The Pine Bluff Commercial - Arkansas
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July 11, 2025
Interested in getting The Pine Bluff Commercial's Newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning? About 100 local politicians, family members and U.S. Army military and military support personnel gathered to welcome Col. Matthew C. Mason, the...
Headlines for Monday, July 7, 2025
Kansas Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
Kansas Weighs Extending Offer to Build Stadiums for Chiefs, Royals TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — The ongoing tug-of-war between Kansas and Missouri to be the home of the Chiefs and Royals enters a new phase on Monday. A committee of Kansas lawmakers will...
DC’s bus shelters aren’t necessarily placed where people need them most
Greater Greater Washington
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July 10, 2025
A shelter-less stop for the 96 bus in northeast DC. Image by Caitlin Rogger used with permission. We originally published this post in October 2024. As the weather warms up, we’re publishing it again. I’m most relieved summer is over when I’m at a...
Developers eye idle KCK power plant as the region pursues data center projects
The Beacon - Missouri
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July 1, 2025
A defunct Kansas City, Kansas, power station astride polluted land has caught the eye of investors eager to develop an energy-hungry data center. The investors have offered to pay millions of dollars for the environmental remediation of the Kansas...