Two EMTs in Springfield are being charged with the death of a 35-year-old while he was in their care. We talked with the Springfield NAACP president, and an EMS program director.

In recent budget battles, Congress failed to renew a group of funding measures that many rural communities rely on. These funds keep rural hospitals, clinics, home health care services and ambulances operating. And unless lawmakers vote to extend them this week, many providers could struggle to serve their patients.