19+ hour, 49+ min ago  (523+ words) Oklahoma reached settlement agreements with Tyson Foods and Cargill Inc., two of the major defendants in the lawsuit over pollution of the Illinois River, Oklahoma's attorney general announced Thursday. The settlement agreements are a "major breakthrough" in the 20-year federal…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (570+ words) Look, but don't touch. That's the message when it comes to wild birds in the Natural State. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the warning in response to cases of bird flu in the state. "Because highly pathogenic avian influenza…...