Midwest

I thought everybody knew that one.  But apparently that one a few others are just Missouri/Midwestern usage only.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has appointed UCM President Charles Ambrose to a 5-year term on the Midwestern Higher Education Compact Board of Commissioners (MHEC).

Area residents will have the chance to experience a rare celestial event later this summer, in the form of total solar eclipse.

I learned something recently while watching PBS, and I bet I'm not the only one that did not know this.

A series of tornadoes ripped across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and destroying multiple homes, vehicles and businesses.

We're getting a frightening and up-close look at one of the tornadoes that tore through the Midwest last weekend.

On Sunday more than 80 tornadoes tore through the Midwest, killing at least six people in Illinois, injuring dozens more, leveling homes and businesses, and leaving a swath of destruction from Missouri through Michigan.

DETROIT (AP) — Officials have confirmed two storm-related deaths in Michigan, raising to eight the toll from the heavy rain, powerful winds and tornadoes that formed across the region.

Tornadoes and thunderstorms rampaged through the Midwest today, killing several people in Illinois and leaving a path of destruction.

The weather for the first weekend of summer has been great. Today (June 23), that could change. The National Weather Service says much of the Midwest region, including Kansas City, Topeka, Omaha, Des Moines, and portions of St. Louis are now under a slight risk for severe storms today and tonight. The primary hazards will be very large hail, damaging winds and possibly a tornado.