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  • August 2008

    • Women's Mercury Levels Tied to Region, Income

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 30, 08 8:31 PM CDT

      Women's Mercury Levels Tied to Region, Income

      (Newser) - American women are afflicted by high Mercury levels depending on where they live and how much they earn, a new study says. Northeasterners are worst off, with a 20% chance of high mercury, 10 points higher than the national rate. Midwesterners eat less seafood and had lower levels overall, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      fish  • Midwest  • sushi  • Northeast  • mercury  • fetal health

    • Midwest Adding Grapes to Its Grain

      Economist  |  Aug 22, 08 5:40 PM CDT

      Midwest Adding Grapes to Its Grain

      (Newser) - As farmers seek higher profits and politicians angle for healthier rural economies, vineyards are cropping up across the Midwest, the Economist reports. Michigan and Ohio now have over 100 wineries each, with vintage monikers handily swiped from French-named Midwestern locales like “Marquette” and “Frontenac”—or, less convincingly, “La Crescent.” More »

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      wine  • agriculture  • Midwest  • wine industry

  • June 2008

    • Floods Ruin Midwest Economy

      MSNBC  |  Jun 20, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Floods Ruin Midwest Economy

      (Newser) - The floods ravaging the Midwest are taking a catastrophic toll on the region's farmers, and consumers across the country will feel the pinch in higher food prices, MSNBC reports. Even if waters recede quickly, farmers will lose a sizable chunk of the season—they need about 120 growing days—and it may take some farms years to recover. Summed up an official in Illinois: “Livestock was affected. Farmhouses were affected. Machinery was affected, and the land was affected.” More »

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      flood  • food prices  • farming  • Midwest  • corn  • Midwest floods  • grain

    • Bush to Visit Flood-Battered Midwest

      Reuters  |  Jun 19, 08 5:51 AM CDT

      Bush to Visit Flood-Battered Midwest

      (Newser) - President Bush will visit flood-hit Iowa today to inspect the damage and consult with officials, Reuters reports. The state, along with much of the Midwest, has suffered the worst flooding in at least 15 years. Millions of acres of farmland have been flooded. Pressure on politicians to provide relief is growing. John McCain also plans to pay struggling Iowans a visit today. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iowa  • flood  • flooding  • Midwest  • Midwest floods  • farmland

    • Grain Prices Surge With Midwest Floods

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 14, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Grain Prices Surge With Midwest Floods

      (Newser) - The floods inundating the Midwest are pushing grain prices to new highs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Corn prices jumped 10% to a record high last week as farmland flooded. The domino effects will hit the ethanol industry, hog farmers, and even owners of catfish ponds who rely on corn to feed the fish. Food prices are now forecast to keep climbing for years. More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • ethanol  • flooding  • commodities  • Midwest  • corn  • crops  • farm  • grain  • farmland

    • Levees Crumbling, Midwest Struggles to Stem Tide

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 12, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Levees Crumbling, Midwest Struggles to Stem Tide

      (Newser) - The worst flooding in 15 years has exposed some serious vulnerabilities in the Midwest's aging infrastructure, the Chicago Tribune reports. Levees, bridges, and dams, some a century old, are barely coping with severe storms—while some are collapsing completely. Dikes and levees broke in several states last week after torrential rains, destroying homes and flooding farmland. More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Indiana  • Midwest  • severe weather  • bridge  • levees  • infrastructure

    • Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      Associated Press  |  Jun 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      (Newser) - As climbing rivers knocked out an Iowa bridge and flooded Illinois farms, communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for what could be its biggest overflow in 15 years, the AP reports. The National Weather Service warned of crests of 10 feet above flood stage and higher over the next 2 weeks. “I've been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this,” said one Cedar Falls, Iowa, resident. More »

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      Iowa  • Michigan  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Indiana  • Missouri  • Midwest  • severe weather  • Mississippi River

    • Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      (Newser) - Storms across the Midwest and East Coast this weekend forced hundreds to evacuate, destroyed homes, and killed 8 people, the AP reports. More than 10 inches of rain in much of Indiana caused flooding; more floods in Iowa were some of the worst in years. Falling trees, high winds, and lightning killed several people while others drowned. A tornado in Omaha, Neb., damaged buildings, but no injuries were reported. More »

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      Iowa  • flooding  • Indiana  • Midwest  • tornado  • severe weather  • Nebraska  • Omaha

  • May 2008

    • Roller Derby Makes a KC Comeback

      Steady Burn  |  May 18, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Roller Derby Makes a KC Comeback

      (Newser) - When Brooke Leavitt lost her right arm in a school bus accident when she was 3, little did she know her handicap would help re-launch roller derby in the Midwest, reports the Steady Burn blog. Leavitt skates for the Knockouts in the four-team Kansas City Roller Warriors women's roller derby league, which will be featured today on ESPN's Sportscenter . More »

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      Midwest  • women's sports

  • April 2008

    • Another Earthquake Shakes Up Illinois

      CNN  |  Apr 21, 08 4:55 AM CDT

      Another Earthquake Shakes Up Illinois

      (Newser) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled southern Illinois early this morning in the strongest aftershock since the area was shaken by Friday’s 5.2 tremor, CNN reports. The rumble was centered in the same spot as last week's quake near the town of Mount Carmel, and began after midnight. No damage has been reported. Some 18 shakers followed Friday's quake, the strongest in the area in 40 years. More »

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      earthquake  • Illinois  • natural disaster  • Midwest

    • Illinois Quake? Wow

      ABC News  |  Apr 18, 08 6:54 PM CDT

      Illinois Quake? Wow

      (Newser) - A geologist has sent a ripple of curiosity through the media by calling today's Illinois earthquake “not unusual," ABC News reports. The 5.2 temblor, which caused no injuries or major damage, is one of many the state has experienced since 1795. One rocked 500,000 square miles in 1909. "Is this an earthquake zone?" researcher Nano Seeber asked. "Yes." More »

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      earthquake  • Illinois  • natural disaster  • Midwest  • Richter scale

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Pumas Prowl Midwest

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 22, 08 7:42 PM CST

      Pumas Prowl Midwest

      (Newser) - Pumas, normally prowlers of the Rocky Mountains, are slowly pushing east, ecologists say, which has led to a rash of sightings throughout the Midwest. Wisconsin just had its first confirmed puma sighting in over a century, and since 1990 the big cats have cropped up in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      Iowa  • Illinois  • Minnesota  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Midwest  • wildlife  • Great Plains  • Big Cats

    • Killer Storm Heads Northeast

      Associated Press  |  Feb 1, 08 12:15 PM CST

      Killer Storm Heads Northeast

      (Newser) - The massive snowstorm blowing across the US has blanketed much of the Midwest and is now taking aim at the Northeast, the AP reports. The storm has killed at least six, tangled traffic from Texas to the Great Lakes, and snarled flights at the crucial Chicago hub. "By no means should anyone take these conditions lightly," a city official told the Chicago Tribune. More »

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      Chicago  • Midwest  • snowstorm  • St. Louis

  • December 2007

    • Snow, Ice, Wind Slam Northeast

      Reuters  |  Dec 16, 07 3:53 PM CST

      Snow, Ice, Wind Slam Northeast

      (Newser) - The snowstorm that pummeled the Midwest yesterday has shifted its icy, windy fury onto the Great Lakes and New England, Reuters reports. Eight inches of snow blanketed roads and runways in Boston, causing Logan Airport to cancel some 300 flights. Three traffic fatalities in Minnesota and Wisconsin were blamed on the weather, reports the AP. More »

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      New England Patriots  • Midwest  • severe weather  • snow  • New England  • Northeast  • Logan Airport

    • Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      Associated Press  |  Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST

      Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      (Newser) - A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still in the crosshairs as the storm moves across the Midwest and into New England. More »

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      Chicago  • Detroit  • Missouri  • Midwest  • severe weather  • Kansas  • Oklahoma  • ice storm

    • Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

      Associated Press  |  Dec 12, 07 7:41 AM CST

      Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

      (Newser) - Nearly 1 million people are without power in the aftermath of a nightmarish ice storm that wreaked havoc with roads, homes and airports through a Midwestern swath of the nation. The storm has claimed 24 lives so far, most on ice-slicked roadways. Forecasters predicted a new storm building in the southern Plains today that will deliver more sleet and freezing rain to Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. More »

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      Chicago  • storm  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Oklahoma  • power  • ice storm

    • 600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST

      600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      (Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according to the National Weather Service—which posted ice and storm warnings for parts of several states tomorrow. More »

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      US Army  • weather  • Illinois  • storm  • Missouri  • Midwest  • severe weather  • Kansas  • FEMA  • state of emergency  • Oklahoma

    • Winter Storm Pounds Northeast

      Associated Press  |  Dec 3, 07 3:15 AM CST

      Winter Storm Pounds Northeast

      (Newser) - The storm that blanketed the Midwest in snow and ice is now battering the Northeast. Wind and ice have delayed hundreds of flights at New York City airports. The National Weather Service said a foot of snow was possible in the mountains of northern New England, with the potential for 20 inches in northern Maine.  More »

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      New York City  • New Jersey  • Washington  • Midwest  • Oregon  • winter storm  • New England  • Northeast

  • October 2007

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