Emergency personnel used boats to rescue people and dogs from flooded roads and homes.

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If you’ve got Hy-Vee or Mealtime potato salad in your fridge, you should throw it out, according to the company.

As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, almost 6,500 customers were reporting outages, according to technology outage tracker https://t.co/dZtpIR0u70​.

Outages were reported by customers in multiple states including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.

The teacher shortage isn’t new, but the pandemic and culture wars join compensation as reasons up to 55 percent of educators may quit.

Cheeses sold in several states are being recalled after the Food and Drug Administration found Listeria monocytogenes in a routine sampling.

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Puppy mills — large-volume breeding facilities to serve the pet trade — are a problem across the country, according to the Humane Society.

Midwestern cities including Des Moines, Chicago and St. Louis will sizzle this week as temps reach 100 degrees in other parts of the nation.

Heavy winds, rain and hail are likely with tornadoes possible in a stretch from Texas through the Ohio Valley to the northeast.

World Variety Produce, based out of Los Angeles, is voluntarily recalling organic zucchini because it could be contaminated with Salmonella.

KONKOL COLUMN: Scientists advised Gov. Pritzker not to base policy on coronavirus test positivity rates in May 2020. Finally, he listened.

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

The two cousins from St. Louis, ages 12 and 14, were making a video when a freak accident occurred, according to family members.

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

In custody battle affidavit, Missouri GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens' ex-wife accused him of physical abuse during their relationship.

One of your neighbors published an article in the Business section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

A storm system could affect a wide swath of the United States, bringing with it rain, flooding, tornadoes, and blizzard conditions.

Here are a few of the local homes now on the market near you.