The experts are not sure why this is happening, but mercury levels in fish caught in Great Lakes appears to be climbing for first time in 40 years. It has researchers scratching their heads. 

The Des Moines Register is running series on drunk driving in the state. In the past few years, the state has recorded 90 deaths due to drunk driving each year. Many of them are repeat drunk drivers.

The grain trade and grain farmers will be anticipating Prospective Planting report on Friday. Guess soybean acres up 5 million acres this year and corn down 3 million acres.