Due to the severe drought that has affected the Midwest, food costs are expected to rise for the next nine months. The drought, which is the worst in decades, has already destroyed more than half of...

THURMAN, Iowa (AP) — Concerned that Midwesterners might be complacent after repeated tornado warnings came to nothing, forecasters issued a sternly worded alert, well in advance, that weekend...

A massive winter storm has aimed itself at the central United States, threatening to unload a dangerous and potential deadly mix of sleet, snow, and ice that could affect nearly 100 million people by the...