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Brady Johnson/WVIK NewsWVIK News spoke with 14-year-old Nicolina Pappas about her nonprofit Nicolina Turtles Co, which she started when she was 8 years old. Recently, the Rock Island teenager was honored by Action for Nature and the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for her conservation work. -
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Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesCristóbal Cavazos leads a rapid-response effort to document ICE activity. Meet the man confronting Trump’s deportation blitz. -
Andrew Adams/Capitol News IllinoisThe Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration’s latest — yet not unforeseen — push to consolidate power. -
Maggie Dougherty/Medill Illinois News BureauAs the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support and a desire for greater cooperation with federal immigration enforcement despite state laws that limit their involvement.
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Isabella Luu/Iowa Public RadioFollowing his arrest by federal immigration officers Friday, Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts had his school administrator’s license revoked by the Iowa Department of Education. As a result, the Des Moines school board voted to put Roberts on unpaid leave. -
Sheila Brummer/Iowa Public RadioIan Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested and detained Friday after fleeing ICE agents during a traffic stop in Des Moines. The school board voted Saturday to put him on administrative leave. Since his arrest, community members have rallied across the state to show their support for Roberts. -
Lucia Cheng/Iowa Public RadioA new community land trust aims to help more low-income families become homeowners by providing affordable housing options in the Des Moines metro. The Central Iowa Community Land Trust will be the state's only one of its kind. -
Rachel Cramer/Iowa Public RadioWhile U.S. corn production and exports are on track to break records, sales for soybeans are down and prices for both commodities sit below production costs.
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Anna Pope/Harvest Public MediaThe Trump Administration asked states to find the lowest-cost option in the latest program to build broadband infrastructure in rural areas. That opens the door for more types of technology, which some worry could be less reliable in the long-term. -
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval/Minnesota Public RadioChina typically buys close to half of the soybeans grown in the U.S. But the ongoing trade war means farmers in the Midwest must consider other options — and none are as profitable. -
Sheila Brummer/Harvest Public MediaPopcorn festivals and even "popcorn capitals of the world" dot the middle of the country. Yet this ubiquitous snack is grown on fewer than 1,000 farms in the U.S. today. -
Eric Lee/St. Louis Public RadioAlong with calls for better disaster mitigation programs, the mayors announced a new federal data tool that will compile information on drought, flooding and river levels.
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