217 Today: Monday, Oct. 4, 2021
Marijuana growing at Iris Farms outside Stillwater, Okla. Seth Bodine/Harvest Public Media
Monday, Oct. 4, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Women's rights activists took to the streets of Champaign-Urbana on Saturday to march for abortion rights.
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A Vermilion County judge ruled last week against calls from some teachers and parents to remove state mandates for COVID-19 vaccines, testing and masking in schools.
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After merely steady increases, the price of farmland has rocketed up this year.
In today's deep dive, we learn how some rural utilities are handling increased demand for power and water from marijuana businesses.
Reporting today contributed by Carolina Garibay, Farrah Anderson, Dana Cronin and Seth Bodine.