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News Articles: Midwest

Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in the state, runs a stand at the Minnesota State Fair opposing Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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  • National

Weird. Why the popular campaign insult stings more in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz popularized the term to brand his Republican opponents in the presidential race. To Minnesotans, though, it hits different.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson
Then-Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz and his son Gus Walz celebrate while entering his election night party in August 2018 in St. Paul, Minn. Walz won the night's primary and went on to be elected governor.

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  • National

'Midwestern Nice' and 'Fun Dad' posts abound after Tim Walz is named VP pick

Walz's Midwestern-dad humor has endeared Harris supporters to the Minnesota governor and father of two, whose national visibility has been on the rise since Harris took over the Democratic ticket.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Out of more than 7,000 applicants for the 2024-25 season, Oscar Mayer selected these 12 Wienermobile drivers, including Columbus native Sarah Oney (seventh from left). They are spelling the word “Hotdoggers,” the title for Wienermobile drivers, as they pose in Madison, Wisconsin, where they trained for two weeks in June 2024. Courtesy of Sarah Oney

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  • News

What’s it like to drive an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile? This Columbus native was hired

It’s 60-hotdogs long and 24-hotdogs tall and when she finishes her yearlong journey, Columbus native Sarah Oney will have driven with her copilot one of the six famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles around 20,000 miles to more than 200 events across the midwestern United States.

July 04, 2024
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By:
  • Mark Rice
An airline passenger walks to her ride share vehicle after arriving at Chicago's Midway Airport just days before a major winter storm Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Chicago.

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  • National

Airlines have started rebooking flights across the U.S. as winter weather intensifies

Several airlines are waiving the fees to change flights as snow storms, high winds and low temperatures are expected across the U.S.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Gregory Matarazzo takes a break from cycling as the temperatures hovered over 100 degrees in Missoula, Montana, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

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  • Weather

Heat wave keeps Midwest and South in its sticky grip

People are flocking to pools, beaches and cooling centers in a swath of the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes, as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond.

June 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Lisa Pascoe avoids wearing jewelry her young daughter might put in her mouth, and doesn't visit older or recently renovated homes that could contain lead hazards.

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  • Children's Health

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids

Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.

May 02, 2022
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  • Niara Savage and
  • Allison Kite
Lisa Pascoe avoids wearing jewelry her young daughter might put in her mouth, and doesn't visit older or recently renovated homes that could contain lead hazards.

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  • Children's Health

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids

Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Niara Savage and
  • Allison Kite
Damaged grain bins are shown at the Heartland Co-Op grain elevator on Aug. 11, 2020, in Malcom, Iowa. Some people are still recovering a year after the 2020 derecho caused $11 billion in damage across the Midwest.

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  • Weather

A Year Ago, The Midwest Was Hit With The Costliest Thunderstorm Event In U.S. History

Iowan Nick Bergus remembers being caught off guard by the derecho that pummeled his home state on Aug. 10, 2020, with hurricane-force winds, leaving billions of dollars in damage in its wake.

August 10, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
In this photo provided by Caltrans District 9, heavy snowfall blankets cars at June Lake, in Mono County, Calif., on Wednesday. The same storm that brought snow and heavy rain to the state is moving through the Midwest, with 5 to 9 inches of snowfall predicted in some regions by Sunday.

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  • Weather

Nearly 100 Million In Midwest Under Advisories As Winter Storm Moves East

The system, which brought tremendous amounts of snow and rain to California, is expected to dump feet of snow in the central U.S. Forecasters expect the storm to hit the Northeastern U.S. by Monday.

January 30, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin

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  • Health

Mask Mandates Work To Slow Spread Of Coronavirus, Kansas Study Finds

When Kansas issued a mask mandate, 81 counties opted out. Researchers found coronavirus infection rates rose sharply in the opt-out counties, while falling in those that required masks.

November 23, 2020
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  • Jane Greenhalgh
A woman reacts as she leaves the Illinois Department of Employment Security WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., on Thursday. The state has reported a spike of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases. It also reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states due to the pandemic.

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  • National

New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

November 06, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
A man displays his face covering for protection against the coronavirus in West Union, W.Va., last month. Small communities from the Dakotas to Kansas to West Virginia have recently seen coronavirus cases rising again.

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  • National

U.S. Sets Coronavirus Record With Daily New Cases Pushing Past 100,000

In recent weeks, the virus has swept through the country's heartland, infecting tens of thousands in the Midwest alone, which has also seen record numbers of hospitalizations for COVID-19.

November 05, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to testify before a Senate panel in June. Coronavirus cases could be on the rise in the Midwest, Fauci said Tuesday.

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  • National

Midwest Could See Surge In COVID-19 Cases Unless States Are More Careful, Fauci Warns

Early indications are that Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky could face similar increases to those seen in the South, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells ABC's Good Morning America. He urges states to be cautious.

July 28, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz

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