217 Today: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
Gavi Welbel holds crushed basalt rock in her hand on her family's farm in eastern Illinois. The rock could replace limestone and help reduce agricultural emissions of carbon into the atmosphere. Johnathan Ahl/Harvest Public Media
Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Illinois' governor says COVID cases among school students are likely higher than what official numbers show.
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Central Illinois U.S. Representative Darin LaHood says two top Biden administration officials should resign over the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Officials at Planned Parenthood Illinois Action say they're preparing to help patients from Texas after a new restrictive abortion law took effect earlier this week.
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On top of the pandemic, children and families are now also worrying about access to transportation to go to school.
In today's deep dive, changing the kind of rock farmers use to treat their soil could be good for the environment and the harvest.
Reporting today contributed by Sean Crawford, Eric Stock, Carolina Garibay, Luis Velazquez and Jonathan Ahl.