1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (293+ words) Illinois has secured funding to restore passenger rail service to Moline, though trains are still several years away. Chicago’s rail connections are getting a major addition—though passengers will have to wait a few more years before climbing aboard. RECOMMENDED:…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago   (576+ words) islands.com St. Louis' 3rd-Largest Park Has A Sinkhole-Turned-Lagoon With Fishing And Pleasant Trails Anyone well acquainted with St. Louis might know that the city harbors some grand urban parks, but one of its more novel examples began with something…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1012+ words) Artificial intelligence and cloud computing depend on enormous data centers filled with powerful computer chips. As more of these facilities are built, their appetite for electricity is becoming large enough to affect planning for the entire U.S. power system. Data centers…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (274+ words) Townline Farms in Cloquet hosted its second annual Fall Farm Festival, drawing over 200 people and supporting the Stop the Hermantown Data Center group. RELATED: The first ever Fall Farm Festival at Townline Farms and Stables The festival featured more than…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1390+ words) When highway workers ran into a sinkhole with 20,000 bison bones in it, they had to completely re-route Interstate 90 in 1969. What became known as the Vore Buffalo Jump is a rare archaeological site where people can see artifacts in their original…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (562+ words) Officials at the drinking water utility that serves Central Arkansas have agreed to spend approximately $5.3 million to relocate water mains to accommodate a state highway project in west Little Rock. The Arkansas Department of Transportation is pursuing the latest phase…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (970+ words) Dycom benefits from multi-year fiber and data center infrastructure demand cycles. 10 stocks we like better than Dycom Industries › When a large-scale data center project breaks ground, it needs more than just servers. It requires a vast, hidden web of fiber…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (255+ words) Just hours after voting 3-1 to dissolve the town of Rhonda, commissioners met again to discuss raising water rates as the town continues to grapple with its finances. Commissioners said the discussion was held at the request of the state Local…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (187+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 10, 2026 HB 2974 makes it easier for qualified professionals from across state lines to get licensed and put their skills to work in Missouri, including health care workers providing telehealth The new law shortens the wait for qualified…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (90+ words) Boone County firefighters rescued a stranded boater on the Missouri River on Thursday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) firefighters were dispatched to a water rescue call at 10:04 a.m. at Huntsdale Access of the Missouri River. Upon arrival, crews found…...