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The Mississippi River has reached near-historic lows for the second year in a row, slowing down shipping and driving up costs for many.

We’ve all heard the jingle of the children’s charity Kars4Kids: “One-eight-seven-seven-cars-for-kids. Donate your car today!” A certain gun manufacturer might as well appropriate that jingle, revising it as follows: “One-eight-seven-seven-guns-for-kids.

A multi-university research team is developing technology that can detect salmonella contamination in a matter of minutes. Researchers aim to take the results from sensors and pair them with other data to strengthen the safety and resilience of the chicken supply.

Recent rainfall across parts of the Midwest helps, but it may not alleviate a serious drought in the region.

The existential threat from flooding is also an economic one for the cities and towns that hug the country's major rivers. In total, flooding in 2019 along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused an estimated $6.2 billion in damage, including millions in the St. Louis region.