About two dozen people met Tuesday in downtown Moline to protest actions of Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS), which has proposed to cut 17 employees this Friday, Nov. 13.

The Minutes continues at The Black Box Theatre, 1623 – 5th Avenue in Moline, November 12,13, and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 15 at 2:00 p.m.

The QC Environmental Film Series will present the award-winning documentary “Every Little Thing” at St. Ambrose’s Galvin Fine Arts Center for free, on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.

This week on Wellness Wake Up Call, University of Illinois Extension discusses why quality sleep is essential for caregivers and shares practical strategies for getting better rest, managing nighttime responsibilities, and making time for self-care. Learn how prioritizing sleep can support your health and your ability to care for others.

The QC version of the Met Gala will take over the Putnam Museum & Science Center Grand Lobby on Saturday, Nov. 14, as a new “Dynasty & Design” gala will raise funds for a fashion exhibit next year.

Approved by the FDA to reduce pollution from feedlots, the drug Experior has become lucrative in the beef industry’s pursuit of bigger animals. Investigate Midwest reveals troubling safety findings, reports of cattle deaths and questions about industry influence on the FDA and research universities.

Southern Illinois historian Darrel Dexter will tell the story of Joseph, who escaped slavery in Missouri by train in 1855, Saturday at Bloomington Public Library.

State Rep. Sharon Chung says the state's new legislative inspector general should set clear expectations for lawmakers and give guidance on where their staff members can report harassment.

Party members offer different paths forward, highlighting internal divisions

Des Moines Independent Community School District has reached a settlement with search firm JG Consulting. The district used the firm to identify former Superintendent Ian Roberts, who was arrested by ICE last year, as a candidate. Terms of the settlement have not been announced yet.

The city of Des Moines partnered with Saint Vincent De Paul, an area nonprofit, to look at how much people without housing benefit from having a secure place to store their valuable possessions, like identification and prescriptions. The program started on Nov. 2.

Grocery stores and gas stations that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are required to offer more perishable foods and variety under a new federal rule, which went into effect Nov. 4. But retail associations, food banks and a dozen Republican U.S. senators, including Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, have warned that the timeline is too fast for small grocers and convenience store owners to comply.

The Mississippi River bridge at Lansing opened on Friday, five months ahead of schedule. It’s steel truss design honors the profile of a historic bridge at the site.

There are over 20,000 medium and large-sized concentrated animal feeding operations in the U.S. One family farm in Iowa recently transitioned their industrial hog operation to grow something else: specialty mushrooms.

Giant miscanthus is a perennial grass that can be used for energy, building materials and animal bedding. Researchers say it can be planted alongside corn and soybeans and harvested in the winter, offering farmers a way to diversify their income.

A corn infection that farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to one Midwest city.

Food and farm programs historically persist through the farm bill. Packaging multiple cross-party issues into one bill ensures rural and urban legislators come together to pass it. But that coalition has been fracturing over past farm bill cycles, creating uncertainty on the farm and in grocery stores.