LOCAL

Beaver trapping season began on the 25th of October. With many laws dictating the trapping and bagging of beavers, eating nuisance beavers is now illegal. Many hunters have raised questions about wild beavers, but eating those is still allowed. Beavers are mostly hunted now not for their pelts but their delicious meat and oil-producing glands, and dealing with the carcass could transfer a bacterium called tularemia.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lack of mental care facilities in Minnesota has caused kids with more complex behavioral and mental challenges. Most go to Massachusetts and Texas and states other than Minnesota have encountered the same problem. In the past going out of state into a neighboring state has been common, but now, having to fly across the country to find treatment is a new issue for Minnesotans.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NATIONAL

Viral video of a postmaster delivering early vote ballots was assumed to be a random person. Without wearing a uniform, the postmaster’s deliveries sparked lots of controversial conversation about voter fraud and many people believed that the postmaster was delivering fake ballots.

(Source: The Wall Street Journal)

As Misinformation about U.S. elections from foreign countries is at an all time high, U.S. intelligence and FBI officials have created a new system to stop the onslaught of misinformation. But will it work?

(Source: NBC News)

INTERNATIONAL

Deadly flooding occurred in the Valencia region in Spain following 16 inches of rainfall. Over 200 people were confirmed dead with an undisclosed number of missing people. Most citizens blame the government for their poor timing in warning the locals about this torrential downpour. The first message alerting the population only came out two hours after most of the damage was done.

(Source: The Wall Street Journal)