Midwest

A Walgreens employee has been assaulted in Independence, Missouri, after trying to prevent shoplifting at one of the drug chain’s stores, police say.

A Michigan woman discovered more than just veggies in packaged spinach from her local Meijer store. The bag had a live frog inside, according to Fox 2 Detroit.

As heat waves continue to bring scorching temperatures, 30 million Americans are struggling to pay their AC bills. Only 3% of those struggling are receiving assistance.

The owner of a meat establishment in Michigan was ordered to pay a fine of $1,143, due to a 17-year-old employee suffering the loss of his hand in a grinding machine.

Federal investigators recently determined that a poorly designed railroad crossing in Missouri contributed to the fatal collision that killed four people and injured 146 others.

Norfolk Southern recorded another $416 million in charges related to the fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The total cost of the derailment is currently $803 million.

A new poll has former President Donald Trump leading the Republican field in Iowa, ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.

Republican 2024 presidential hopeful and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum tells FOX Business the Biden administration's energy policies are completely "backwards."

At least 10 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota on July 17, 2023. No injuries or hazardous material spills were reported.

It has been 10 years since Kevyn Orr helped the city of Detroit, Michigan, file for bankruptcy. Now the city boasts a balanced budget and improved services.

A recently formed conservative group is spending an initial $3.5 million to target former President Donald Trump with ads in the crucial early voting states of Iowa, South Carolina

Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Markwayne Mullin urge the USDA to provide immediate assistance to Midwest farmers facing a historic drought season that could impact food prices.

A crash involving a Greyhound bus and three commercial vehicles along Interstate 70 near St. Louis has left three people dead and more than a dozen injured, Illinois State Police say.

Xcel Energy is being blamed for causing the Colorado wildfires that destroyed nearly a thousand homes. Dozens of insurance companies are suing Xcel for the accident.

The driver of a 2003 Dodge Ram was killed by an exploding Takata airbag inflator on May 13, 2023. Now the company is urging drivers of certain rams to stop driving the vehicles.

Former President Trump is expected to take aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - a rival for the 2024 GOP nomination - over ethanol at a campaign stop in Iowa

Researchers at Central State University in Ohio are working to develop traits in honeybees that would combat parasitic mites, one of the biggest causes of colony loss.

Amazon will increase its data center operations in Ohio as part of a massive new investment in the Midwestern state by the company's cloud-computing segment.

Ohio State University is spearheading efforts to establish partnerships between large research universities and smaller colleges to train workers for the semiconductor industry.

A federal judge in Wisconsin ordered energy company Enbridge on Friday to remove any sections of its Line 5 oil pipeline from a tribe's land in the state following a lawsuit.