The high plains drought is so bad that Kansas is importing wheat from Europe
Kansas wheat farmers will reap the smallest harvest in more than 60 years. Persistent drought withered much of the crop. SYLVAN GROVE, Kansas — Kansas is “the wheat state,” the officially adopted moniker that embraces its place as the country’s breadbasket. Tall white grain elevators, some decorated with wheat murals, loom over tiny farm towns. […]
Urbana names retired Norfolk, VA Chief as the next Chief of Police
Former Norfolk, VA police chief Larry Boone has been appointed the next police chief of Urbana.
217 Today: Sen. Bennett likes parts of the new state budget but says it wasn’t transparent
June 6, 2023 Today’s headlines: The new state budget includes more than $350 million to address homelessness in Illinois as part of the multi-year Home Illinois plan. Champaign County saw a nearly 57% increase in homelessness this January, according to the most recent Point-in-Time count. A US House subcommittee holds a hearing today on […]
Unsafe neighborhoods particularly distress Black men in relationships, new study from University of Illinois finds
Neighborhood quality can make a big difference in the mental health of Black Americans over 10 years – even more than relationship quality.
