Here’s a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:
- The Great Plains now have ‘wildfire years,’ not seasons, as blazes start and spread earlier
- Family of Riley Strain calls for volunteers to join United Cajun Navy's search efforts
- Droughts, complicated by climate change, result in U.S. beef herd hitting historic low
- Columbia leaders urge police chief to begin mental health 911 dispatch plan