From Wisconsin to global tech ambassador for Microsoft, Brad Smith stays grounded in Midwest roots
A joint announcement in May with President Joe Biden that Microsoft will spend $3.3 billion on its Mount Pleasant data center ...
Storms pummel US, killing a toddler and injuring others as more severe weather is expected
Storms tore across the central and eastern U.S., leaving a toddler dead and hospitalizing several other people.
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June 2024 Fuel Update: Gas Prices Fall
As the summer heats up, fuel prices are cooling down. Despite a brief rise last week, the national average gasoline price is ...
Apartment stocks topping most other REITs sectors as tough housing market spurs demand for rentals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stocks in companies that own apartment buildings are holding up better than most other real estate ...
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The top 5 things to know about groundwater depletion in Oklahoma’s panhandle
Investigate Midwest reviewed hundreds of groundwater well records to determine how the hog industry and the state’s weak ...
Minors: Padres prospects slipping in Baseball America top-100 update
Padres prospects Dylan Lesko, Robby Snelling and Ethan Salas' stock all fall in latest Baseball America rankings ...
A festive summer in Omaha: Midwest Fest, Summer Arts Festival this weekend just the beginning
Other events this weekend include Elkhorn Days and SummerFest in Council Bluffs. Papillion Days, Omaha Freedom Festival, ...
Meat industry increases political spending, lobbying as USDA updates crucial regulations
Meat industry groups and major meat companies spent more than $10 million on political contributions and lobbying efforts in ...
How factory workers in Midwest City played a critical role in the D-Day invasion of World War II
A C-47 carrying paratroopers built at the Douglas Aircraft Factory in Midwest City led the way in the airborne assault on the ...
How Seaboard Foods rebuilt the Panhandle economy and ushered in a new era of groundwater depletion
City officials in Guymon say groundwater levels are reaching a crisis stage and they worry about the region's future.
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Cicadas infected with STD turns them into hyper-sexual ‘zombies’
A sexually transmitted disease that is said to turn cicadas into “zombies” and causes their genitals to fall off has been ...
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Things to do in the DC area: ‘You Are Who You Eat,’ Capital Jazz Fest … and more!
“In my experience growing up queer in the Midwest, I was hungry. I was hungry for anything that smelled of queer at all,” said Jarboe. “The metaphor of cannibalism was really useful. I also love the ...