Suspect charged with arson in connection with the Spokane Old Trails fire; Wisconsin gears up for BadgerCare work requirements; Ohioans want comment period extended for state oil and gas rules; a new report finds Mississippi's economy and employment rate to stay flat in 2026.

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

South Dakota's governor and attorney general appealed a federal judge's decision blocking enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion-pill advertising in the state.

Iowa's crops progressed near average pace through early August despite record heat and dew points, with corn silking nearly complete and soybeans blooming across most of the state.

Anti-abortion activist Paul Vaughn receives a seven-figure federal settlement after his conviction for blocking a Tennessee reproductive clinic was pardoned by President Trump.

Democratic state officials ask the Supreme Court to block Trump's executive order requiring overhauls to mail-in voting systems before November's elections, saying states lack time to comply.

Senate leaders reach bipartisan deal to fund federal government through December while blocking Trump administration's controversial new grant criteria.

Three wildfires burning more than 8,000 acres around Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced 65,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain the blazes.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged governors to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement targeting convicted undocumented immigrants, saying partnership prevents dangerous public arrests.

Wildland fire veterans worry that Trump administration orders for aggressive fire suppression could endanger firefighters as extreme blazes sweep across the West.