Midwest

A former Starbucks employee in Missouri is suing the coffee chain, saying he was wrongly terminated after he confronted a pair of robbers at his store.

A Missouri lottery player realized that he won $100,000 on a scratch-off game before scratching the card completely, and then brought the ticket home to his wife to surprise her.

Ohio lawmakers are proposing a bill to run a pilot program that rewards students for attending school and graduating, with cash payments up to $750.

A Michigan man who plays his children's birthdays won a $200,000 prize in the Powerball on the December 30 drawing of the lottery. He says he will pay off bills.

Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has cut taxes in her state since taking office in 2018 while maintaining a budget surplus. She is endorsing Florida's Ron DeSantis for president.

Canton, Michigan resident Reagan Blanton recently won $3 million from a Mega Millions/Megaplier lottery ticket that she purchased on vacation.

U.S. airlines have canceled at least 1,800 flights as dangerous winter weather is forecast to slam the Midwest and Plains this weekend.

A US Foods driver strike is impacting the students off Michigan's largest public school district, as well as area restaurants, reports say.

A couple abruptly held a wedding ceremony at an Indiana coffee shop. The owners are frustrated, asking for money from the newlyweds as compensation — and are asking others not to do this.

Ohio Senator JD Vance is calling for a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to investigate the safety of Boeing 737 MAX planes after plug door blew of an Alaska Airlines jet.

Farmers and Republican voters in Iowa fear a second Biden administration would further "cripple" the economy and agricultural industry via inflation and green energy.

A Michigan woman recently won nearly a million dollars after buying a lottery ticket. After she thought she didn't win, the Michigan Lottery app told her otherwise.

Many businesses in U.S. states that rely on winter tourism are losing money as record-breaking warm temperatures impact at least seven cities across the country.

Some Raspberry Kringles sold at Aldi stores have been recalled in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin because of possible presence of pecans.

Gas-powered leaf blowers are expected to be used less in one Michigan city after its council approved a ban that fully goes into effect in 2028.

A man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed one Panda Express employee, and punched another in the head in a St. Louis suburb restaurant last week.

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has shifted his focus from getting into the end zone to getting into boardrooms with his new venture.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called "bulls---" on Wednesday when responding to the IRS decision to tax Minnesotans on a rebate check.

Norfolk Southern has announced it will will soon stop paying relocation aid to people who were forced to move out in East Palestine, Ohio, in February following a fiery derailment.

Police say a young Michigan mother attacked a grocery store clerk after she was not helped at the self-checkout Tuesday in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.