Voting rights advocates launch a volunteer program at polling places in key swing states to counter fears of federal intimidation and document any voter harassment during the midterm elections.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a seed research program to sequence the nation's 600,000-seed collection and strengthen investigations into competition in the seed industry.

Trump's temporary allowance of tax-exempt red-dyed diesel on highways offers modest savings to South Dakota farmers but raises concerns about enforcement once the exemption expires.

Anti-abortion groups push states to impose new restrictions on medication abortion pills even as the Trump administration reviews federal telehealth access rules.

Governor Spencer Cox signed an executive order directing Utah state agencies to adopt artificial intelligence tools while maintaining human oversight, privacy safeguards, and employee AI literacy training.

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 Florida counties as a tropical depression approaches northwest Florida with threats of heavy rain, strong winds, and coastal flooding.

Family members of Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre say U.S. Representative Jeff Crank of Colorado Springs ignored their requests to meet about the Epstein files and support for trafficking survivors.

The Kiowa County Driver License office will close from October 15 through November 4 to support election operations, resuming services November 5.

Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.