Rural Affairs

TikTok videos of Madison Larkin's family farm

Farm-to-Tablet: TikTok Farmers Shine a Light on Rural Life

While the United States and China fight over the fate of TikTok, farmers are embracing the social media platform to share their lives.

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Minuteman II missile sites

Nukes in the Heartland: Remnants of Cold War Missile Sites Remain

A Kansas-based artist has created a photo series documenting former sites of nuclear warhead silos in the Midwest.

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Art House Extra | ‘The Disrupted’ Explores Working Life in America

“The Disrupted,” a new film by Sarah Colt Productions, shares the stories of three hardworking Americans struggling to make it economically.

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Broadband fiber

Pandemic Silver Lining: Internet Speeds Have Spiked

A new study by WhistleOut found that internet speeds have largely increased across the nation since March — and that speeds in Kansas and Missouri have increased more than 30%.

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Storm clouds form over grain bins.

What You Know About Rural America May Be Wrong

Younger Americans are considering rural life as an option, spurring what some observers are calling “brain gain” in seemingly unlikely places.

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