Scott County, Minnesota residents and businesses are urged to review and report internet coverage errors within a 30-day FCC window, impacting potential funding from the $42 billion BEAD program aimed at expanding high-speed internet access.

The Wright County License Center is operational again after a global tech outage last Friday, affecting vehicle services and license renewals, with most county functions now unimpacted.

A statewide technical outage disrupted Anoka County municipal services, limiting functions at License & Passport Centers and postponing many transaction completions.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota published a study identifying land use as a key factor in the spread of invasive common tansy across Minnesota, suggesting that disturbed areas promote its colonization.

Coon Rapids offers discounted smart irrigation controllers to residents to promote water conservation and sustainability, available through an online registration portal with eligibility requirements.

Minnesota's BCA uses various forensic techniques to identify missing persons and has partnered with NamUs to solve such cases, successfully returning a dozen individuals' identities. Families are urged to contribute DNA to aid this process.

Scientists have pinpointed critical areas to protect to prevent the extinction of over 4,700 species. Their strategy focuses on the most threatened biodiversity hotspots outside current conservation efforts.

CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota released an R&D roadmap to develop medical tools against the Nipah virus, emphasizing diagnostics, therapies, and vaccines.

CIDRAP has released an updated roadmap to combat Lassa fever, focusing on development of vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics by the end of the decade.

Rice County offers free well-testing kits to residents affected by floods to check for bacterial contamination, with pick-up available at the Faribault government building.

The article discusses a study by the University of Minnesota on how increasing naloxone access and ensuring overdoses are witnessed can reduce opioid-related deaths.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a way to infect corn with tar spot in the field, aiding the study of the disease affecting U.S. corn production.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota study the impact of climate change on symbiotic relationships within lichens, revealing the complex responses of their partner organisms.