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An active shooter leaves multiple fatalities in Minnesota and two officers with gunshot wounds; Michigan loses its only Rural Emergency Hospital despite federal aid and an Oregon expert says less efficient cars mean worse health and higher costs.

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The Public News Service Daily newscast September the 3rd, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

Multiple people are dead and at least six people, including two police officers shot in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday amid an active shooter situation.

A source close to five eyewitness news confirmed one officer is in surgery and the other officer received non-life-threatening injuries.

Source said the incident began when Minneapolis police were called to an apartment building near East Grand Street when officers entered the building.

A shooter opened fire.

A city hall source said one officer was shot in the stomach and the other in the lake.

Meantime, a century-old hospital near Michigan's southern border has closed despite converting to a federal model designed to preserve rural health care.

According to reporting from KFF Health News, Sturgis Hospital became Michigan's first rural emergency hospital in 2023, but closed in June.

Lauren Lapine-Ray with the Michigan Health and Hospital Association says the model required Sturgis to surrender its drug discount program and swing beds, which provides short-term care for patients who aren't ready to return home.

She says those restrictions may have contributed to its financial instability and warns upcoming Medicaid changes could put more rural hospitals at risk.

So starting in January, when some of the requirements of H.R. 1 take effect, we are concerned about the impact that some of these Medicaid changes and Medicaid redetermination processes will have on our rural hospitals.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as H.R. 1, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion over 10 years.

It leaves residents of the town of about 11,000 people without a local hospital and could require some patients to travel further for emergency care.

This story was produced with original reporting from Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Lays for KFF Health News.

Crystal Blair reporting.

And the Trump administration is now making moves critics say could slow down the transition to greener transportation and increase emissions.

While moving forward with lowering federal fuel economy standards, Congress is also set to vote to block states from limiting tailpipe pollution.

Rachel Sacata with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says transportation is the state's largest source of greenhouse gases, responsible for 35 percent of all emissions.

With the higher emissions that we're going to continue to see, you're going to have more people who may be suffering from adverse health effects such as asthma, respiratory and cardiac diseases, which can lead to more hospital visits and reduced work time.

Oregon has joined other states in suing the administration over plans to drop light duty vehicle fuel economy targets from about 50 to 35 miles per gallon.

The White House argues lowering these standards will make cars cheaper for average Americans.

I'm Isaobel Charle.

This is Public News Service.

The Yellowstone County Commission is considering a data center moratorium as the community continues to fight a massive project in eastern Montana.

The commissioners will consider a request today at 9 a.m.

It follows months of opposition to the nearly eight-square-mile campus near Broadview.

That's about 30 miles northwest of Billings.

Community advocate Cassie Solberg, who led a ballot initiative requiring two-thirds voter approval for data centers, says county commissioners repeatedly blocked her efforts, including her arrest at the Montana State Fair in August.

He said that you've been trespassed.

And I said, me?

And I pointed to myself, for what?

And he's like, you're gathering signatures on a political petition.

And I said, no, I have a clipboard under my arm.

Solberg says she wasn't collecting signatures at the time and feels she was targeted at the fair.

I'm Laura Hatch reporting.

Next, rising affordability challenges are forcing some folks in Maine to drop their health insurance coverage, but healthcare advocates say financial help is still available.

Residents who utilize the state's marketplace, CoverMe.gov, will see rate increases of more than 13% next year, while small group market rates jump nearly 15%, another double-digit increase.

Ann Woolison, executive director of the Augusta-based Consumers for Affordable Health Care, says local assisters are available both in person and online to help people choose the right plan for them.

Our assisters on our helpline are very well trained in the private insurance market, public insurance market, and then safety net programs that help people afford the care that they need.

She says people can check their eligibility for sliding-scale community health centers or free care offered by hospitals.

I'm Katherine Carley.

Finally, a state commission has found that court fees in the state of Alabama vary widely depending on where you live and that some fees may not even be legal.

The Joint Interim Study Commission on Court Costs, led by Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Stewart, found that court costs are derived from more than 250 separate local statutes and about 73 local constitutional amendments.

Leah Nelson is a senior research associate with the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, or PARCA. which hosts the commission's report on its website.

Nelson says the system creates real disparities.

It doesn't make sense that it costs more to file for a divorce in Madison County than it does in Limestone County.

It doesn't make sense that it costs more to have a felony conviction in one county compared to another county.

So these things should be standardized.

According to the commission's report, the state fee for filing a civil action is $244, but local fees can vary enormously.

I'm Tramiel Gomes.

This is Mike Clifford, for Public News Service, member at listener supported.

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