Midwest

Climate change is making farming harder, but farmers in the Midwest are still managing to produce record-high amounts of corn and soybeans.

From cocktail bars to comic book stories, small businesses turned to social media to keep in touch with customers — giving researchers a glimpse at what was going on in their communities.

Longtime journalist and editor Holly Edgell will become the first managing editor of the collaboration between NPR member stations on July 6.

A recent study by University of Missouri researchers found ticks are active eight months out of the year, from early spring through late fall. The extended season mean more ticks spread potentially fatal diseases.

An Artist Inc. survey revealed that nearly 60% of artists surveyed in the Midwest have experienced a decrease in their production.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released county-level data on COVID-19 vaccinations. Explore the differences across the region.

Millennials are now the nation’s largest generation, who are aging into home buying just as already slow rates of home building were further slowed by the pandemic.

'Sweeter Voices Still' depicts the honesty of self-discovery in an anthology of LGBTQ voices from the Midwest, Appalachia, the Rust Belt, the Great Plains, and the Upper South.

A former Chiefs' center remembers what it meant to play for coach Marty Schottenheimer, practical advice for driving on icy roads from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and a new anthology of LGBTQ voices from across the Midwest in 'Sweeter Voices Still'.

A new collection of essays from editors in Ohio works to show that local talent most effectively tells regional stories — not "coastal" media.

In the wake of the natural disaster, hundreds of thousands of Iowans are still without power, but media coverage of the event leaves much to be desired.

With the coronavirus changing how we live and work, professionals who once fled the Midwest are giving Kansas City and surrounding communities a second look.