Iowa DNR investigates manure spill near Lake Wapello State Park - KTVO

Also, the DNR is changing how it sets waterfowl seasons is changing, and ice fishing expos are coming.

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. -- Several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been found in Hamilton County. According to a news release, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources revealed that the disease has been identified as the cause of death for multiple geese in Hamilton County. Authorities have also reported that several blue-winged teals based [...]

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A powerful storm swept across Southern California on Thursday, bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, flooding and even a dusting of snow in some mountain areas. In Victorville, strong winds sent trash, dirt and other debris swirling through the air, startling drivers. Jolina Broady captured video of the conditions while stopped at a traffic light. "This was the most intense, scary thing I've seen in person in regards to wind," Broady told Eyewitness News. Video showed bushes being torn apart as debris filled the air. A trash can was launched airborne, and tree limbs were blown across a roadway. "It was strong enough to tear things apart. Trees were getting ripped out, the fences were gone," Broady said. "I don't know what it was that it was tearing through, but you could just see it in the air and pieces everywhere. "In Hollywood, several vehicles were crushed when a tree fell during the storm. Across the region, residents also reported heavy hail and rain. Heavy downpours flooded some neighborhoods and underpasses, leaving drivers stranded. "The water started coming over the hood, and my car stalled.

There’s often a bit of a calm period before the end of the regular season. Or maybe that chill in the air is because of the Ghosts. It is October, after all. The biggest riser in this week’s Globe Top 20 girls’ volleyball poll is Westford. Now with 10 straight victories, including the last three against Cambridge, Newton South, and Lincoln-Sudbury, those Ghosts appear at the top of the Dual County League. It’s the time of the year in which league/conference titles are being clinched (congrats to Chelmsford, Central Catholic, Winchester, et al.) and the tournament picture is coming into focus via the MIAA power rankings. The Middlesex League is only requiring each team play each other once this season. Merrimack Valley teams are just now getting to their nonconference battles. Not much changed this week, but from Thursday on, this regular-season finish should be a fun one. Records based on scores reported to the Globe. The Globe’s Top 20 girls’ volleyball pollThe Globe poll as of Oct. 23, 2026. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff. AJ Traub can be reached at aj.traub@globe.com. Follow him on X @aj_traub and Instagram @ajt37.

It’s precisely this scenario that is sending Europe into a panic as it watches a similar situation unfold in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukraine was caught by surprise with internet speed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield, its military-grade satellite communications provider. This significantly impaired the ability of Ukrainian drones to operate. Get College TownA weekly newsletter packed with insights about higher ed from Globe journalist Hilary Burns. Enter EmailSince the night of Oct. 13, when Ukrainian military units first started experiencing communication issues, the crisis has unfolded like a dark comedy routine. President Trump said he didn’t cause the outage. Musk pointed the finger back to Washington. (Reports in the Wall Street Journal and other outlets have attributed the restrictions to Musk, who first consulted with the Trump administration. Then, the Journal reports, Trump called Musk and asked him to restore it.) The controversy highlights a new reality for global security: Musk is part of a small but growing number of tech titans who have privatized key parts of national security by developing commercial technologies essential to modern warfare.

Because I follow Stewart Brand — writer, futurist, cool cat — on social media, I saw this announcement: “All my work online for a guaranteed 100 years. It’s a new service being offered by WordPress. I think it’s great.”It’s true. For $38,000, WordPress is offering a stepped-down version of digital immortality, “A FULL CENTURY [their emphasis] ensuring that what you create today remains accessible for the future.” Their plan includes LOCKSS — Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe — technology, which “stores all of your data in at least three separately mirrored data centers to ensure access and redundancy in the event of failures or disasters.”On the one hand it’s great to see this homage to Brand, the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and woolgatherer extraordinaire. On the other hand — a website that lasts 100 years? Really? When best-selling books by computer geniuses, such as “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” are predicting the AI apocalypse in (checks watch) two or three years? Online critics dunking on WordPress have noted that domain names can be registered for only 10 years, or, per one headline: “This assumes …