Global clashes and trade wars hammered Midwestern states’ agricultural economies early this year, while a continuing boom in Southeastern states’ housing and tech jobs kept their economies humming ...

Kansas City broke a 57-year-old rainfall record on Wednesday when it more than doubled the previous record amid torrential ...

ST. LOUIS — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially opened a new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory ...

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What’s in a prairie? More than meets the eye, say Illinois plant ecologists Jeffrey Matthews and Jack Zinnen. Midwest ...

Access to nature promotes physical and mental health, and it is vital for children’s social and emotional development.

The golden oyster mushroom, a tasty species native to Asia, has proliferated in states around the Great Lakes and may crowd ...

Paul McGloin gets numerous phone calls every May from local college players looking for a place to play during the summer.

It was a day to remember for dozens of young athletes in Rockford, Illinois, as former Manchester United and Portuguese international star Luís Nani visited the ...

Cola, how Medicaid data will be used to track immigrants, and how overdose deaths could rise with the GOP tax law.

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