Midwest

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The worst U.S. drought in decades continues its iron-fisted grip across much of the nation's key farming states, though some relief could come from the first...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least this time the Metrodome roof stayed up. A slow-moving storm dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Upper Midwest, making roads...

OMAHA, Neb. -- Economic growth appears to be slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a monthly survey of business leaders released Friday suggests the region remains healthy overall...

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COOPERSTOWN, N.D. -- A murder investigation has led to the arrest of a man by Griggs County authorities after a researcher affiliated with North Dakota State University -- missing since...

A powerful winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a swath of the nation's midsection on Friday, making roads icy and snarling traffic by causing fender benders and forcing...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states are more optimistic about the regional economy, but a new survey released last week suggests business remains weak...

More than a third of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states surveyed for a regional business index expect the U.S. economy to fall into another recession next year,...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A regional economic index has hit its highest level since May 2006. According to a report released today, the Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region...