Health What does a small town do when the water in undrinkable? Residents of Early, Iowa (population 587) say they often find out their water is unsafe to drink by reading about it on Facebook. By Nina Elkadi, Sentient Media / 2 Feb 2026
Health Concerns about brain cancer cases in Piatt County grow, but Illinois public health agency yet to investigate Lessie Ann Patterson lived in Monticello, Illinois, for 25 years before dying in 2015 from glioblastoma, a rapidly advancing brain cancer with an average survival time of 12 to 18 By Molly Hughes, Stephanie Orellana and Nazala Salauddin, for Investigate Midwest / 17 Mar 2025
