Fast-moving storms have pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain.

The war in Iran is now hitting closer to home, right at the grocery store.

A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters are warning that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to the regions again.

Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues.

A rare March heat wave is pushing San Francisco close to 90 degrees and setting records across the West.

Detroit has been named the Midwest’s “most underrated” city by Travel + Leisure, with the magazine highlighting a variety of local hotels, restaurants, bars, and attractions that make the city a must-visit destination.

Massive blankets of snow and ice are expected in parts of the U.S. this weekend, with frost and snow flurries possible in Florida.

‘Trending Tuesday’ heats up the winter freeze with some hot topics

My name is Khalil Maycock, and I’m a Southerner who’s back in the Midwest, again.

A Detroit-based family turned their pursuit of healthier eating during the pandemic into a successful business.

Lack of snow is causing problems for ski resorts and other businesses in the Western U.S. that rely on wintry conditions.

Black ice, snow showers and fog are pestering post-holiday travelers in the Midwest, while the Northeast is gearing up for its first major snowstorm of the season.

A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is affecting Thanksgiving travelers.

Michiganders may have a chance to see the northern lights once again Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening.

Heaven and Arron Cozadd have opened Red and The Wolf, an elevated Midwest restaurant, in Clawson at the former site of Zeoli’s Modern Italian.

Summer weather at the Cider Mill again today with near-record heat today.

A new study has listed the hardest-working states. Rust Belt and Midwest states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia did not fare too well. Michigan was dead last.

Culver’s has launched a selection of new Concrete Mixers with a twist of familiar favorite flavors.

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures.

Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a sharp rise in tick bite cases, with July 2025 already hitting the highest number of tick-related ER visits since 2017 -- and the month is only a week old.

Midwest retailer Meijer will hold an in-store wellness event at select stores across its six-state footprint, including several locations in southeast Michigan.

Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a sharp rise in tick bite cases, with July 2025 already hitting the highest number of tick-related ER visits since 2017 -- and the month is only a week old.

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Two campgrounds in Northern Michigan have been named among the best in the Midwest.

The Environmental Protection Agency says consumers across the U.S. will still be able to buy cheaper E15 gasoline this summer.

A pattern shift is forecast in the next week to week and a half which could bring colder changes

A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing the North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.

Cooler temperatures and drier weather move in through Saturday.

It's as if Mother Nature shut off the rain faucet in the United States in October.

Morning showers will give way to clearing skies later today with seasonal weekend ahead.

Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone.

High pressure continues to bring warm and dry conditions with a few more clouds.

Four Metro Detroit pizza spots were ranked among the best in the Midwest.

I’ve gone coast to coast. Yet, there’s something about the Midwest.

Iowa regulators have approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground.

Heavy rains have caused record-setting flooding in parts of Iowa and South Dakota.

Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged.

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.

Top scientists calculate that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans.

Tornado touched down in Centreville, Michigan.

We want to see your pictures of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024!

Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers.

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse.

Tornado experts say the winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday.

According to the list, 94.4% of apartments in the Tree Town and Lansing metro areas are occupied.

A low-pressure system tracks across Lower Michigan Thursday bringing a mix of rain and accumulating snow.

Tree Town is one of the nicest Midwestern destinations in 2024, according to a new list from Forbes Advisor.

A push of spring-like warmth also brings with it rain chances to end the work week. This is before reality sets back in next week.

After lots of sunshine in Metro Detroit on Tuesday, clouds will start to move in at night. We will see less sunshine during the rest of the week and chances of rain at the end of the week, but the topic of conversation will be the warmth.

A sprawling storm has hit the South with high winds and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida.

One of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest is being put on hold so the company can reevaluate the route.

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar.

Michigan’s biggest sneaker and streetwear trade show returns to Huntington Place in Detroit on Saturday.

Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly.

The air quality in Metro Detroit on Tuesday was among the worst in the world due to wildfire smoke coming from Canada.

Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.

A warm front was supposed to bring near-record highs to Metro Detroit on Thursday, but that didn't happen. Here's why.

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Ann Arbor has been ranked the No. 2 city to live in the Midwest.

No more walking on eggshells: Those high carton prices plaguing our favorite grocery stores are finally starting to drop.

We're tracking the soaring cost of eggs in three major U.S. regions using data from the consumer price index.

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Meijer, a Michigan-based company, is looking for chefs in the midwest to feature their products in the new Frederik’s by Meijer line.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has been tracking wildfire smoke, and it may be heading our way.

Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months.

Ann Arbor was ranked the No. 2 city to live in the U.S. for 2022 by Livability.

Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on Sunday.

Workers in three Boeing factories in the Midwest have a new contract, and Boeing is averting the threat of a strike.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

We’re taking a look at how COVID-19 deaths have been higher in Michigan over the last 12 months compared to the previous 12 months, and how that has differed elsewhere.

Asian Carp is getting a new name in the state of Illinois. On Wednesday the Illinois DNR held a virtual event with Chopped champion Brian Jupiter of Frontier and Ina Mae Tavern.

FIFA, the world’s governing body of soccer and organizer of the World Cup, will announce the host cities for the 2026 World Cup during a 5 p.m. ET event in New York City.

Children’s Hospital of Michigan announced Monday that U.S. News & World Report had ranked the hospital in six pediatric specialties, including cancer, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and urology.

A pileup involving about 100 cars, trucks and big rigs during a blinding snowstorm shut down a 17-mile stretch of central Illinois interstate for a second day.

Synchronized ice skaters from the Midwest are sending a special message to athletes representing the U.S. at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The winter that took its time getting to the Midwest has begun to finally arrive on the first day of the new year.

A powerful storm system is blowing through the Great Plains and Midwest, combining with unusually warm temperatures to close highways and prompt numerous tornado warnings.

Here are tonight's top stories.

Bell’s Brewery, one of the biggest craft beer makers in the Midwest and based in Kalamazoo, has been acquired by New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Was it a meteor, like we saw a few years ago in Metro Detroit? Experts don’t think so.

A large, mysterious fireball lit up the sky early Wednesday morning across Michigan, the Midwest and even Canada.

The Ann Arbor Art Center is seeking artists to take part in its holiday sale.

From local Oktoberfests to Motor City Pride, there is a festival happening in almost every part of town this weekend.

Here is the weather forecast for Metro Detroit.

Nearly one million Michigan households were without power Thursday after severe storms blew through the Midwest.

Here are this morning's top stories.

Here are tonight's top stories.

Nearly one million Michigan households were without power Thursday after severe storms blew through the Midwest.

Meijer is offering a little incentive for college students to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

David Lin had to close two of his Ann Arbor businesses during the pandemic. He's hoping a new crowdfunding effort will bring back small businesses across the U.S.

Medical experts are keeping a close eye on the Midwest and Northeast as new cases of COVID-19 surge.

(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)The Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):___7:45 p.m.Florida guard Tyree Appleby has been cleared to play and was in the starting lineup for No. 1 seed in the second round for a third time, joining the 2000 team against Arizona and the 2017 squad against Villanova. Sister Jean Delores Schmidt gave an inspirational pregame prayer to her Loyola Chicago team before the eighth-seeded Ramblers met top-seeded Illinois in Sunday’s second round. UCLA and Abilene Christian face off Monday, assuring that at least one double-digit seed will reach the Sweet 16. This is the first time four teams seeded 13th or worse made it to the second round.

DETROIT – A lot of the Midwest is dealing with worse cold, but our temperatures aren’t getting warmer any time soon. Expect single digits in the Metro Zone, while some outlying areas in the North and Metro Zone will see negative lows (albeit briefly). Everyone except parts of the South Zone should miss any snow. Thursday night into Friday, we’ll get another round of light snow. Saturday night brings another round of light accumulation which should be done by breakfast on Sunday morning.

In this undated photo provided by Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, Dr. Stanley Fineman looks through a microscope at Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Center in Atlanta to examine the pollen. Just look at cherry blossoms opening several days earlier in Japan and Washington, D.C., he said. The South and southern Midwest are getting pollen season about 1.3 days earlier each year, while it’s coming about 1.1 days earlier in the West, he said. The northern Midwest is getting allergy season about 0.65 days earlier per year, and it’s coming 0.33 days earlier a year in the Southeast. But since the 2000s, about 65% of earlier pollen seasons can be blamed on warming, he said.

You’re for sure going to have to try Bell’s new beer with a polite Midwestern name: “No, Yeah.”The West Michigan-based brewery announced a new Golden Ale, a year-round release that will begin shipping next week in Michigan and in surrounding Midwest states. Bell’s says the beer is a lighter craft beer with a slightly sweet flavor profile. This beer will appeal to those who are looking for another alternative to higher ABV beers, something that is crisp and refreshing and not too hoppy.”The “No, Yeah” name is an ode to some polite Midwestern slang. Phrases like “ope”, " ‘scuse me” and “let me sneak past ya” are all part of the beer’s packaging and marketing campaign. No, Yeah will be available to purchase at the Bell’s General Store and Eccentric Cafe in downtown Kalamazoo on Jan. 18.

It’s the end of an era: Longtime video rental chain Family Video is closing up shop. “What began as a handful of 500 square foot video rental locations, grew to 800 locations with up to 7,000 square feet of video rental and retail. It seemed that Family Video somehow outlived many of its competitors, like Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and even Mammoth Video (pay homage). The ability to improvise: When video rental sales started dropping, Family Video tried something. You can get them delivered together.”Recently, some Family Video stores even started selling CBD products.

LANSING, Mich. – A group of bipartisan governors from states across the Midwest are urging people to do their part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season. As of Monday, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Michigan had risen to 437,985 -- and 10,752 deaths had been reported, according to state officials. Tony Evers released a video on social media pushing for residents to be safe as we head into the holiday season. If you are planning to travel or gather with other households for the holidays – we urge you to reconsider. Bipartisan Governors from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, and WisconsinThe group of governors released a similar video before Thanksgiving asking families to reconsider traveling for the holiday.

Drug company Pfizer says it can ship nearly three million doses of its coronavirus vaccine right away across the U.S., with most of the doses coming from two plants in the Midwest. Vaccine doses are slated to be loaded onto trucks within hours at Pfizer’s plant in Portage, Michigan -- just outside of Kalamazoo -- and a center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. At the directive of the the U.S. Military, FedEx and UPS will help deliver coronavirus vaccines throughout the country. In Michigan, UPS will be delivering the state’s 85,000 vaccines from the Pfizer cold farm in Portage. The first vials will be loaded onto cargo planes and trucks in extremely cold conditions, likely right alongside holiday gifts.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Democrats once dominated Koochiching County in the blue-collar Iron Range of northern Minnesota. But in this month's presidential election, President Donald Trump won it with 60% of the vote. Though Democrats’ rural woes aren’t new, they now heap pressure on Biden to begin reversing the trend. In clinging to their majority, House Democrats lost rural seats, notably the one held for 30 years by Rep. Collin Peterson in western Minnesota. For now, Democrats' future in rural America rests largely on how Biden is viewed there, Heitkamp said.

On Nov. 17, 2013, more than 70 tornadoes moved across part of the Midwest, impacting seven states including Michigan. Illinois and Indiana were hardest hit by what the National Weather Service (NWS) called a “major late-season severe weather outbreak." Here’s a look at where the tornadoes were recorded:Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)Radar indicated circulation tracks shown from the Nov. 17, 2013 tornado outbreak in the Midwest. WASHINGTON, IL - NOVEMBER 17: The damage is surveyed along Elgin Avenue after a tornado struck on November 17, 2013 in Washington, Illinois. Tornado Outbreak Nov. 17, 2013 (National Weather Service)More: Weather History