Approximately $100 million will be distributed to farmers integrating new technologies that use less water, according to Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

Much of the western U.S. has been in the grip of an unrelenting drought since early 2020. The dryness has coincided with record-breaking wildfires, intense and long-lasting heat waves, low stream flows and dwindling water supplies in reservoirs that millions of people across the region rely on.

Birthdays

May 23

• Callie Rusher
• Micki Faulkin
• Azanriyah Grace Glimore
• Tom Davis
• Thomas Dean Oquist
• Kennedy Gyurman
• Grayson Weber
• Kody Lane

May 24

• Judah Vance Banion

May 25

• Amber Kiniston
• Sadie Lynn Muth
• Roger Saffer
• Kayli Phipps
• Harper Lee Morlan
• Lily Jane Gutierrez

May 26

• Trista Tuttle
• Angie Kelley
• Troy Dunlap
• Barry Koch
• Shaelynn McCracken
• Jaxson Morgans

DATA

• Cases: 319
• Hospitalizations: 13  
• Deaths**: 6

*These are cumulative totals as of 05/18/2022 4:00PM   

**Deaths in people with a recent positive COVID test (down one after review process)

New Mexico continues to battle the largest wildfires in its history, and other states including Nevada, along with parts of Arizona and Colorado, have been warned of high fire danger through the weekend.

North Dakota's State Department of Environmental Quality is monitoring water surface water about 33 miles south of Fargo, where a liquid fertilizer spill occurred recently.

Menthol is a chemical compound, obtained naturally from peppermint oil or produced synthetically using thymol, a compound in the herb thyme. When added to tobacco cigarettes, menthol produces a cooling sensation in the mouth and throat.

The latest appointments to boards and commissions in Colorado.

(The Center Square) – Kansas' state agencies are working with the federal government to "expedite relief" from the ongoing infant formula shortage, Gov. Laura Kelly's office said Thursday.

Kelly said in a statement that she has directed state agencies to “do everything in their power” to help Kansas families impacted by the shortage. 

“From increasing flexibility to helping eliminate barriers at check-out, my Administration is doing what is within our power to ease the impact of the national infant formula shortage on Kansas Families,” the governor said.