TV betting big on scandal-prone NFL – StarTribune
Vivid, brutal piece on how Ebola is sweeping through Sierra Leone – NY Times
U of Chicago, now Penn State cut ties with Chinese Confucius Institutes – Telegraph
Essar Steel Minnesota says it has new financing for Nashwauk mill – StarTribune
Iowa insurance companies say they face a skills gap – Des Moines Register
A whodunit in the Badlands as bighorn sheep die off – Bismarck Tribune
Factory production slowed in September in Midwest – StarTribune
Modern tales of incompetent co-workers – Reddit
A Kmart goes dark in Winona – Winona Daily News
Indiana Supreme Court bars over-litigious man from filing suits – Indianapolis Star
Looks like Rick Snyder is opening up a lead in Michigan governor's race – Detroit Free Press