Max Armstrong shares the bad news of students who have already been killed boarding school buses. And Max shares that schools are struggling to find bus drivers. From This Week in Agribusiness, exports are still shut down at the Gulf port as grain demand remains strong; the waterway is blocked with downed powerlines and sunk barges. Tourism is returning as the fall colors return and Holland, Mich., a fall paradise is seeing a return to guests. And Max shares the story of the dog found by spelunkers in Indiana.

Midwest Digest is a twice-daily audio feature produced by Max Armstrong, offering news and commentary from across the Midwest.

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