Okay, for the love of all that is purple, chill! :P

Yes, I am from Minnesota as well. I may be a bit biased, but you usually see the apocalypse only in New York, California, and maybe a few other states. I wanted to do something a bit different.

In my mind, Kano is in the Southwestern region, close to the SD border more or less. This area is mostly farmland, but after three years, I'm sure that next to no one is growing crops or raising hogs and cattle anymore. While this area of the state doesn't have predators bigger than coyotes, nomads wander the countryside, ranging from hunter-gatherers to warrior tribes that attack and steal what they need or want.