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“But thanks to the course, I learned a lot of skills which I put to practical use.” When he got caught in a river while out duck shooting, he was able to use several skills such as being able to move with the river, and how to pull himself through a tree. “If it weren’t for the course, and what I taught me, I could have died in that river that day.'' He was subsequently able to retrieve his rifle which he let go of, after stripping down to his underwear and diving into the river. South Canterbury Hunts course educator Stephen Small, said he has been in the voluntary role for more...

Dan Hinkel Chicago Tribune A strong winter storm began making its way across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois. For decades, Nancy Rish’s attorneys have unsuccessfully tried to wipe away her life sentence for aiding in the murder of a Kankakee businessman who suffocated after being buried alive. Now her latest bid for freedom turns in part on the ...

Nancy Rish, jailed 33 years for murder of man buried alive, continues seeking freedom, this time using Attorney General Raoul’s past statements

By Katherine Rodeghier Special to the Post-Dispatch Frank Lloyd Wright enjoyed a long and stellar career, a good chunk of which he devoted to his signature prairie style of architecture. Two homes claiming to be the first and the last of this type still stand in the Midwest, though hundreds of miles apart in Wichita, Kansas, and Kankakee, Illinois. Tours of both show off elements of this distinctive style: horizontal lines, earth tones, overhanging eaves and rows of casement windows. A visit to each reveals similarities but also demonstrates how Wright’s work evolved over the...