Articles tagged with midwest

Thu, May 17, 2012

Weather Watch: Rain showers here and there in U.S. Midwest

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Showers expected in Minnesota, northern Iowa, northern Nebraska and the Dakotas this weekend, bringing 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches of rain ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study

By Deborah Zabarenko

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Midwest business barometer drops in April

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business activity in the Midwest slowed more than expected in April, falling to its lowest since November 2009 as new orders slipped ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Three girls among Oklahoma tornado dead; clean-up underway

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Clean-up efforts were underway across the Midwest on Sunday after dozens of tornadoes ripped across the region, killing ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Midwest towns cannot give land away to modern homesteaders

By Kevin Murphy

MARQUETTE, Kansas (Reuters) - In Marquette, Kansas an ice cream cone is $1.09, haircuts start at $10 and land is free ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Midwest business barometer drops in March

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The pace of business activity in the Midwest slowed more than expected in March as employment and new orders dropped from elevated ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Rain pummels southeast as Midwest basks in warmth

By David Bailey

(Reuters) - Parts of the southeastern United States were hit by heavy rain and flood warnings on Thursday as above-normal and record-breaking ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Suspected tornado hits Michigan as warm spell goes on

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A suspected tornado touched down in Michigan on Thursday, causing severe damage to some structures but no deaths ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Midwest militia group had 'kill' list: FBI agent

By Rachelle Damico

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Midwest militia group whose members are accused of plotting to murder police had a "kill list" that included ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Midwest militia group had 'kill' list: FBI agent

By Rachelle Damico

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Midwestern militia group whose members are accused of plotting to murder police had a "kill list" that included ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Northeast, Midwest see record high temperatures

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Temperatures soared to record highs in the Northeast on Monday after a weekend of record-setting warmth across the Upper ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Tornadoes slam Midwest, six dead in Indiana

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS(Reuters) - A series of tornadoes ripped across the U.S. Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people in Indiana ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Tornado-ravaged areas hit by snowstorm, cold

By John D. Stoll

WEST LIBERTY, Kentucky (Reuters) - A winter snow storm added to the woes on Monday of tornado-struck Indiana and Kentucky, dropping ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

At least nine killed as tornadoes strike Midwest

By Bruce Olson

ST LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - Suspected tornadoes killed at least six people in an Illinois town and three more in Missouri as ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Obama, on Midwest trip, chides China on trade practices

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took aim again at China's trade practices during a campaign-style visit to the Midwestern heartland on Wednesday, saying ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Cold snap interrupts balmy winter in Midwest

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Don't put away those mittens and wooly socks just yet.

Midwesterners dreaming of an early spring - after one ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Midwest quake could cause $100 billion damage: RMS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake in the midwestern United States could cause up to $100 billion in economic losses and up to $50 ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Strong winds whip up waves, down trees in Midwest

James Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A gusty cold front sweeping into the Midwest from Canada triggered gale, rip current and shoreline flood warnings along Lake ...

Sat, September 24, 2011

Midwest storms spawn dangerous waterspouts in Lake Michigan

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An unstable mix of cool autumn air and warm lake waters spawned dozens of tornadic funnel clouds over Lake Michigan on Saturday ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Criminal probe targets seven Midwest IHOPs

(Reuters) - Federal agents executed search warrants against seven IHOP restaurants owned by a single franchisee in Ohio and Indiana, a spokesman for parent company ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Federal agents target 7 IHOP eateries in Midwest

(Reuters) - Federal agents are investigating seven IHOP restaurants owned by a single franchisee in Ohio and Indiana, a spokesman for parent company DineEquity Inc ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Forecasters warn of possible severe Midwest weather

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters on Tuesday warned residents of much of the Upper Midwest to brace for possibly severe afternoon weather ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Thunderstorms threaten the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Much of the Mid-Atlantic braced on Friday for a round of strong thunderstorms to pelt the region with ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Biggest jump in Midwest farmland prices in 34 years

By Christine Stebbins

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prices for farmland in the heart of the U.S. grain belt were up 17 percent in the second ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Rick Perry seen easier for Obama to beat

By Eric Johnson

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican White House hopeful Rick Perry has at least some supporters in the Democratic stronghold of Chicago -- President Barack ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Heat breaks a little, but storms hit Midwest and South

By Karen Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The heat began to break and deadly storms came to the Central and Southern plains on Wednesday, as ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

New tick-borne bacterium found in upper Midwest

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers in Minnesota have discovered a new bacterium carried by deer ticks that has caused flu-like symptoms in at ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Drought worsens in Midwest; parched Plains in bad shape

By Michael Hirtzer

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drought worsened in the Midwest during the last week as record-high temperatures stressed the developing corn and soybean crops ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Analysis: Oil traders ask "what glut?" as Midwest stocks shrink

By Joshua Schneyer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The latest U.S. oil inventory data contradict a widely held notion among oil traders that a huge ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Analysis: Oil traders ask "what glut?" as Midwest stocks shrink

By Joshua Schneyer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The latest U.S. oil inventory data contradict a widely held notion among oil traders that a huge ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Obama to head out on "listening" bus tour for jobs

By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take a three-day campaign-style bus tour through the American Midwest this month, as he tries ...

Sun, July 31, 2011

Heat stays high across Southeast and Central Plains

By Colleen Jenkins

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Cities in more than a dozen states in the Southeast and Central Plains could top their record ...

Sun, July 17, 2011

Heat wave scorches central United States

BY Karin Matz

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A stifling heat wave in the nation's midsection intensified on Monday, closing government buildings that lacked air-conditioning and ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Upper Midwest braces for dangerous and long heat wave

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A heat wave hovering in the central and southern states is expanding north to states not accustomed to intense and prolonged heat ...

Sat, July 02, 2011

Amid misery of Midwest flooding, July 4 fireworks go on

By Michael Avok

YANKTON, South Dakota (Reuters) - The Missouri River is causing misery for many Midwest homeowners and motorists this summer.

But it could ...

Sat, July 02, 2011

New July 4 attraction: gawking at Midwest flood spillway

By Michael Avok

YANKTON, South Dakota (Reuters) - It may not be Niagara Falls but the spillway at the Gavins Point Dam near here has ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Midwest storms leave thousands without power

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in the Midwest on Wednesday, a day after severe ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Tornado warnings rattle upper Midwest as storms hit

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the Midwest on Tuesday night and the National Weather Service reported a possible tornado touchdown ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Flooding forces evacuations in two Midwest states

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Flooding will force the evacuation of one-quarter of North Dakota's fourth largest city and levee breaches ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Two dozen charged in Midwest gambling and drug ring

By John Rondy

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Twenty-four people were charged Thursday with federal drug trafficking and gambling offenses in a ring that stretched from the ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Midwest residents most fiscally fit: survey

By Patricia Reaney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Although it may be best known for its university and Cornhuskers football team, the city of Lincoln, Nebraska ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Pointers Earn Top Seed In Midwest

Thu, May 05, 2011

Drought worsens in Southwest as floods hit Midwest

By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The severe drought ravaging Texas and other parts of the U.S. Southwest is getting worse, weather experts ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Heavy rains in eastern, southern Midwest, warm in Northeast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavy rainfall in the eastern and southern Midwest as well as the Mississippi Delta was adding to flooding woes, forecasters said ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Cool, windy in Northeast, showers in Midwest and Plains

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Temperatures in the Northeast were expected to run 5 to 15 degrees F below average on Thursday everywhere but the coastal ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Cool, wet weather halts Midwest corn planting

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Midwest will be cool and wet for at least the next 10 days, preventing farmers from planting corn through ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Rain to fall on Plains, thunderstorms and snow in Midwest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Showers were expected on Tuesday in portions of the Plains, while rain, thunderstorms and even snow would hit parts of the ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

U.S. proposes lifting wolf protections in Midwest

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. wildlife officials proposed on Friday to strip federal protections from a growing western Great Lakes gray wolf ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Forecasters warn of severe weekend weather in Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters put much of the nation's midsection on alert for rough weekend weather on Saturday as the first front of spring ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

Upper Midwest braces for near-record spring flooding

FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - North Dakota officials on Wednesday pushed for a federal disaster declaration, national guard troops patrolled dikes and volunteers helped distribute ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

Northeast warm, Plains dry, Midwest wet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Temperatures in the Northeast on Wednesday should range from the 30s and 40s in New England to the 60s and higher ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

Dry in Northeast, Plains; cold and wet in parts of Midwest

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Northeast was in store for a cold and dry day on Tuesday, forecasters said, with temperatures running 5 to 15 ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Cold in Northeast states, dry in Plains, cold and wet in Midwest

NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - The strong trough and cold weather pattern across the northern half of the East during the next few days ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Rain and snowmelt trigger Midwest flooding

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rivers and streams swollen by rain and melting snow spilled flood waters into communities across Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on Tuesday, killing ...

Sun, February 20, 2011

Blizzard slams northern Midwest states

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A severe winter storm was driving across the upper Midwest on Sunday, dumping up to 15 inches of snow ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Major Midwest spring flooding certain, records possible

By David Bailey

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) - Major flooding is certain along the Red River where North Dakota and Minnesota residents are amassing sandbags ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Northeast gets cold wind, Midwest warms

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Temperatures in the Northeast plummeted on Tuesday as high winds swept through the region, with the mercury ranging from the teens ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Midwest braces for flooding as winter recedes

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - With the upper Midwest warming up from a deep freeze and one of the snowiest winters in decades, state ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Midwest braces for flooding as winter chill recedes

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - With the upper Midwest warming up from a deep freeze and one of the snowiest winters in decades, state ...

Fri, February 11, 2011

Northeast stays in freezer, Midwest to warm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sub-freezing temperatures were the order of the day on Friday in the Northeast, which was forecast to see snow showers over ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Northeast frigid, Midwest in deep freeze

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cold air continued to blow in from Canada on Thursday, making the mercury hover in the teens and 20s F in ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Northeast gets Arctic blast, Midwest freezes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blast of Arctic air pushed temperatures down to the teens and 20s Fahrenheit in the Northeast. Snow was forecast for ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Northeast temperatures vary, Midwest cold

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Temperatures varied from 20 degrees below average to average in the Northeast, which was forecast to see light lingering snows in ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Midwest, Plains brace for deep freeze next week

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. heartland has been bracing for more subzero temperatures next week which will add stress to the dormant wheat crop ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Blizzard strands hundreds of motorists in Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The fierce blizzard engulfing the Midwest on Wednesday struck so quickly and with such force that hundreds of motorists ended up stranded ...

Wed, February 02, 2011

Snowstorm shuts auto plants across U.S. Midwest

DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers shut down plants in six Midwest states and Ontario on Wednesday after a winter storm that swept through the region ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Midwest braces for monster winter blizzard

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Midwest braced for a massive and potentially dangerous winter storm on Monday with forecasts of up to 2 ...

Fri, January 21, 2011

Snow covers New England, bitter cold in Midwest

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - A quick-moving winter storm blanketed New England with enough snow on Friday to wreak havoc with the morning commute ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Snow covers New England, bitter cold in Midwest

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON (Reuters) - A quick-moving winter storm blanketed New England with enough snow on Friday to wreak havoc with the morning commute ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Snow in Midwest, moving east, with cold temperatures to follow

By Ellen Wulfhorst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A winter snowstorm was heading across the Midwest to the Atlantic coast on Thursday, with a powerful blast ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Midwest Freeze Tournament starts tomorrow across Central Wisconsin

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Youth hockey will be on display this weekend as the Midwest Freeze starts play tomorrow.

The program is funded by local ...

Tue, December 28, 2010

Fed: Midwest Factories Stronger Despite Not Hiring

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - Midwest factories are getting stronger, even as they’re reluctant to hire new people.

That’s according to the Federal Reserve ...

Sun, December 12, 2010

Midwest hit hard by deep freeze after big snowfall

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Midwest got blasted by sub-zero temperatures Monday morning after its first big snowfall of the season, which was slowing grain and ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Snowstorm churns across U.S. Plains, Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A snowstorm forecast to bring up to half a foot of snow to the northern Plains and Midwest churned across North Dakota ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

No worries of major quake in Midwest: scientist

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The New Madrid seismic zone will not produce a major earthquake in the U.S. Midwest for hundreds, if ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

Rains may disrupt harvest in northern Midwest

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rains forecast in some parts of northern U.S. Midwest this week may disrupt harvest of corn and soybeans, while the weather ...

Fri, August 27, 2010

U.S. immigration agents arrest 370 in Midwest sweep

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents arrested 370 illegal immigrants, most of whom were convicted criminals, in a three-day sweep of 10 Midwestern states ...

Sat, July 24, 2010

Flooding, tornadoes in Midwest as storms continue

By James Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Powerful storms spawned by intense heat and humidity produced flooding and tornadoes in the Midwestern United States on Saturday ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Rains forecast for Midwest; no damage from heat

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rains are expected to move through the Midwest this week with above normal temperatures, but the region is unlikely to experience excessive ...

Thu, June 24, 2010

Floods slam Midwest, officials assess damage

By Carey Gillam

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The worst of the flooding across the Midwest appeared to be subsiding on Thursday, but state officials from ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Deadly tornadoes rip through Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least seven people in Ohio and triggering the automatic shutdown of ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

Bucyrus Buys Former Midwest Airlines Home

OAK CREEK, Wis. (WTAQ) - The former home office for Midwest Airlines won't be vacant long. Mining equipment-make Bucyrus International has bought the corporate ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Milwaukee's Midwest Airlines Becoming Frontier

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee’s hometown airline is about to get a new name. Republic Airways announced Tuesday that Midwest Airlines will become Frontier ...

Sun, April 04, 2010

New Name for Midwest Airlines Coming Soon

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A week from next Tuesday we will learn the brand identity for Midwest Airlines and its sister company, Frontier. Officials with ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

Midwest set for minor flooding on weekend rain

By Meredith Davis

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and melting snow are expected this weekend to trigger more flooding in parts of Midwest, mainly in Iowa ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

Rain, warm weather could spark Midwest flood

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rains and warmer weather this week could trigger flooding in portions of the Midwest grain belt, prompting concerns of delays to field ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

Republic Airways May Drop Midwest Name

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - By September there may be no jetliners flying with the Midwest Airlines name on their fuselage. Indianapolis-based Republic Airways says it ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Midwest U.S. banks beat forecasts as problems ease

By Elinor Comlay and Joe Rauch

NEW YORK/CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Three big Midwestern banks posted better-than-expected results on Thursday, signaling the credit ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Frigid U.S. Midwest could see more snow

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blowing snow and frigid temperatures have left the U.S. Midwest in a deep freeze for most of the new year, with ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Blowing snow, cold disrupts U.S. Midwest travel

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Light, fluffy snow combined with arctic wind blasts snarled most forms of traffic across the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, a forecaster ...

Sun, January 03, 2010

Cold weather seen across U.S. Midwest, Plains

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Freezing temperatures across the U.S. Midwest will likely prevent farmers from harvesting corn this week, while the cold weather in the ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

U.S. Midwest business growth less robust than thought

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An industry association revised downward its December reading on expansion in business activity in the U.S. Midwest on Thursday and ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Chicago Fed Midwest factory activity near one-year high

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank said on Monday its Midwest manufacturing index rose in November to the highest in nearly a ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Snow wreaks havoc in U.S. Midwest, Plains

By Meredith Davis

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blowing snow and freezing temperatures slowed grain and livestock movement, shut some processing plants, and halted the protracted corn ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Major snowstorm to hit Midwest and Plains

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The season's first major snowstorm will sweep across the U.S. central Plains and western Midwest early this week, dumping up ...

Mon, November 30, 2009

Midwest business expands as orders jump

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded more than expected in November, reaching its highest level in over ...

Wed, September 30, 2009

U.S. Midwest business slips unexpectedly in Sept