midwest
On The Road With FIDLAR and the Dune Rats
A week driving around the American Midwest with FIDLAR and the Dune Rats involved drinking our body weight in cheap beer and a startling array of yellow food.
Video Footage Shows Poolside Clash Between a Family and Police in Ohio
Local police and family members say that video footage of an altercation at Fairfield Aquatic Center supports their opposing accounts of the incident.
The City Next to Ferguson Is Even More Depressing
Kinloch, Missouri, was once a thriving African American community, but after years of poverty and corruption it's in danger of turning into a ghost town.
5 Million Chickens Are About to Be Killed to Prevent the Spread of Avian Flu
An additional 27,000 turkeys in Buena Vista Country, about an hour and a half away, were euthanized last week after the same virus was discovered in their flock. Although the culls may seem extreme, the virus is so deadly to birds that it can eradicate...
Photographing the Forgotten Magic of All 947 Towns in Iowa
Photographer Cody Weber's latest project is a love letter to the vanishing tiny town of his home state.
Illinois Cousins Arrested for Trying to Help the Islamic State
An alleged plot to shoot up an American military base was foiled by undercover feds.
Can the Feds Stop Islamic State Recruiters from Preying on Somali Americans?
Minneapolis's large Somali community has seen plenty of local youth recruited by extremists over the years, but some say the problem is inequality, not a lack of counseling or outreach.
This Scientific Equation Shows NYC Blizzards Are Worse Than Midwestern Ones
At least some of the time.
Trent Reznor Talks About Making It Out of the Midwest
"There wasn't a lot of stuff going on in Cleveland. It felt like the city could grind you down. In a lot of ways that motivated me to try to get better at something, to find a way out and break through."
Native American Reservations Can Legalize Weed Now, but Will They?
Not many tribes appear to want to go the way of Colorado and Washington state.
The 'Don’t Jerk And Drive' Campaign Was Pulled Because No One Was Mature Enough to Handle It
The PSA was supposed to grab the attention of drivers, but it sounded like it was talking about grabbing something else.