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Minnesota Department of Health: Statewide whooping cough cases at 8-year high

Minnesota Department of Health: Statewide whooping cough cases at 8-year high

Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are at an eight-year high in the state. The Minnesota Department of Health reports there are currently 1,019 cases compared to 61 this time last year.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

Minneapolis, St. Paul birders drop 'Audubon' from chapter names

The St. Paul and Minneapolis Audubon chapters have dropped the contentious naturalist’s namesake from their titles, rebranding their organizations as the St. Paul Bird Alliance and Land of Lakes Bird Alliance, respectively.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Former Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan dies at age 80

Former Minnesota Congressman Rick Nolan dies at age 80

Former U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, who represented two of Minnesota’s congressional districts in Washington more than 30 years apart, has died at the age of 80.
by MPR News Staff and Dan Kraker

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Helene’s damage to North Carolina’s Green River affects businesses that depend on it

Helene’s damage to North Carolina’s Green River affects businesses that depend on it

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
by Rolando Arrieta

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Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor

Midwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor

Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken producer abruptly closed a year after getting a $39 million federal loan. Pure Prairie Poultry shuttered its Charles City, Iowa, processing plant after filing for bankruptcy in September.
by The Associated Press

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