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 ...

Imagine a gentle landscape of rolling plains and peaceful forests, stretching as far as the eye can see. Now, picture that ...

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

Artists and scientists are finding ways to highlight troublesome plants and animals, tell their stories and, in some cases, ...

This unassuming town serves as the gateway to one of the Midwest’s most spectacular natural phenomena – McCormick’s Creek ...

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 ...

(WNDU) - A Michiana city has been named one of the best small towns in the Midwest, according to a new USA TODAY poll. According to the IndyStar, USA TODAY readers voted on the Best Small Towns in ...

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 ...

Lake Geneva has, once again, been voted among the best small towns in the Midwest, according to a new ranking by USA TODAY's 10Best. The southeastern Wisconsin spot is no stranger to such ...

"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 ...