This week: all the latest on this week's local and national elections, Fall in Minnesota is also Medicare plan selection time.

Countdown to election day, Mpls teen Darnella Frazier received PEN America award for courage, state emergency hiring initiative, Former Golden Gopher women's hockey player Patti Marshall of Thief River Falls is now playing professional hockey in Sweden

Brent Martin from St. Joseph's KFEQ reports that new headquarters for the Air National Guard 139th Airlift Wing continues to take shape at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.

Missouri's Mike Hopkins takes off as Space Force commander Saturday, Oct. 31.

This week: political wrangling heading into election, MN Sec of State Steve Simon on everything voters need to know for Nov 3rd, Winter Carnival preview, Patrick Reusse on Sid Hartman.

The Veterans Community Project - successful in Kansas City- dedicates a new site in St. Louis.

The Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard becomes a two-star general.

This week: Ed MN’s Denise Specht on new teacher survey showing many teachers “stressed, overwhelmed” amid COVID, Salvation Army Red Kettle preview, pandemic Halloween tips, Gopher football coach PJ Fleck on a new program aimed at combatting racism

This week: Gov Walz on Covid-19 in MN, prepping cabins/property for winter, Golden Gopher Connor Olson named one of the national semifinalists for the prestigious William V. Campbell trophy

Features Jason Ramlow, assistant director of Services to the Armed Forces, American Red Cross Missouri and Arkansas Region