Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...

Brushy Creek has one, and it’s spectacular. This massive park is like the Swiss Army knife of outdoor recreation. The lake stretches out for miles, surrounded by forests that burst with color in ...

Welcome to Backbone, Iowa’s first state park and still one of its most dramatic. The park gets its name from a steep, narrow ridge of bedrock that looks like the spine of some enormous creature from ...

Visit this stunning state park to escape the crowds and immerse yourself in nature. It's the perfect destination for hiking, ...

As the daily dose of severe weather continues over parts of the central United States into next week, the risk to lives and ...

“This research has real implications for Mississippi,” said Pricope. “When our lands dry out, it’s not just farmers who ...

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...

He and another tortoise, Ray, arrived in the United States in 1938, already full-grown adults, then came to the zoo in 2004. His exact age was unknown. “He had a warm, engaging nature and ...

USA TODAY 10Best readers voted on the Best Small Towns in the Midwest, and three Indiana towns made the list. One of them even won the top prize for the second year in a row. The three small towns ...

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — USA Today released this year’s ranking of the top 10 small towns in the Midwest — and Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva made the list. With its watersports, hiking trails, shops and ...

"Friendly faces and down-to-earth folks are just some of the reasons people love the Midwest," USA TODAY said ... winter sports and a total immersion into nature. Northern Michigan University ...

(AP Photo/Nicole Neri) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — The company behind a proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions ...