Midwest

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Upper Midwest remains locked in the deep freeze, with bitter temperatures stretching into a fourth day across several states. The cold snap arrived Saturday night as waves of Arctic air swept south from Canada, pushing temperatures to dangerous lows and leaving a section of the country well-versed in winter's pains reeling. ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Holiday travelers who were delayed by the snowstorm in the Midwest yesterday are getting where they're going today. The number of flight cancellations in Chicago is in the dozens today, not the hundreds like yesterday...

DENVER (AP) — Forecasters say a big storm in the Rocky Mountain region could drop up to six inches of snow along the Front Range, home to 4.1 million of Colorado's 5 million residents. The storm has already caused difficult driving conditions in western Colorado that prompted officials to close Colorado 65 over the 11,333-foot Grand Mesa near Grand Junction...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An index of economic conditions in 10 Midwest and Western states jumped this month after three months of drought-induced doldrums. The Rural Mainstreet survey of rural bankers rose to 56.6 for October from 48.3 in September...

Residents of Midwest and Edgerton face water restrictions after a main line break.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy remains strong in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states because of the health of agricultural businesses there. The overall economic index on the new monthly Rural Mainstreet survey rose to 58.5 in May from April's already healthy 57...

Midwest School has been evacuated due to a fire in a classroom.  Middle and high school students have been evacuated to the church and elementary students are at the town hall until further notice. One child is being treated for a chemical burn and the parents have been notified...

A $50,000  gift from Uranium One to the Midwest Community Health Center will help fund the clinic for the next year, that according to Clinical Director, Mike Smith. "This gives us the breathing room that we have tried to get for the last six years...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A survey of bankers in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states reflects continued economic growth in the region, which boasts strong agricultural performance and rising commodity prices. The Rural Mainstreet Index rose to 59...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The average value of farmland in several Midwest and Western states soared 25 percent over last year in the third quarter. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo., said Tuesday that bumper crops and strong farm income in northern Plains states, like Nebraska, helped the region overcome drought and flooding...