A detailed view of the sun covered by smoke from the Canadian wildfires as air quality alerts were issued across Minnesota ...

The analysis included cost of living, home values, tax rates and crime rates. Two Midwestern states, North Dakota and Indiana, ranked among the top 10 states for retirement.

The next most "Midwestern" states by Van Dam's measurements were Indiana and Wisconsin, with just over 2% of respondents using the word "Midwest" in Airbnb descriptions.

As it backs a bill designed to help the United States compete with China, the Biden administration also has an eye toward keeping Midwestern voters in its camp with promises to drive manufacturing ...

Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Without young, educated workers ...