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Advocates for the homeless say the pandemic is to blame for the growing number of people experiencing homelessness, because of unemployment and evictions. And that's a worrisome prospect in an election year.

The demand for free meals increased dramatically during this pandemic summer. In June, Illinois served almost 11 million free meals, more than seven times the 2019 figure. Iowa served more than four times as many meals this June as last year. 

As more of the lesser prairie chicken's habitat is taken over by agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting more voluntary conservation initiatives for the bird and the health of the Great Plains.

While COVID-19 has hampered farmers this year by forcing many farmers markets and restaurants to close, usually it’s the weather that threatens crops. A...

Lexington, Nebraska, is just one of the many rural communities that has long dealt with food insecurity, but the global pandemic both intensified need in the town of 11,000 residents and presented new challenges in getting people food. 

A new collection of essays from editors in Ohio works to show that local talent most effectively tells regional stories — not "coastal" media.

Hundreds of volunteers spread out across Kansas City Saturday to transform streets with six Black Lives Matter murals. Photographer Julie Denesha focused on one mural, at 63rd & Troost, and two of the commissioned artists.

A lack of progress addressing health care disparities means history is being repeated with the same populations that suffered a high death rate during the 1918 flu experiencing another round of tragic losses.

Mark Twain National Forest has launched an experiment: deploying herds of goats to eat kudzu and other problematic plants.

Jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, whose nickname was "Bird," was born in Kansas City on August 29th, 1920. For the past month, his hometown has been celebrating his 100th birthday, culminating in a series of public parties on Saturday.

With all the turmoil going on with the U.S. Postal Service, St. Louis Public Radio is answering key questions about absentee and mail-in voting in Missouri — and why there's a big difference between the two options.

Grain elevators dot the Midwest landscape, but many of them are no longer used for their original purpose.