The Latest Breaking News from Midwest

Clouds will be an issue for skywatchers across most of the Northwest, Midwest and most of eastern Canada.

DETROIT — PFAS pollutants ride rivers across the Midwest and Canada to get to the Great Lakes. But not in the way a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers studying the forever chemicals expected, and that could impact how environmental officials regulate the chemicals.

Two weekends ago, crocuses bloomed in our Midwest garden. Temperatures reached 70 degrees. In the middle of the night, we experienced our first thunderstorm. Any day now, the mourning doves will signal the dawn as they return from Mexico — another signal of spring and renewal. And promise.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off the first round of games Thursday, March 17. Here is a betting guide for the Midwest region. 

A rainstorm is likely to end with accumulating snow across a narrow corridor of the Plains and Midwest.

The top boys high school volleyball teams as of March 16, 2022.

Championship odds for every team in the NCAA men's tournament.

Mike Krzyzewski reportedly wants to coach his final NCAA tournament in Chicago if given the choice.

In some locations, big fluctuations are in store, and snow and ice may follow temperatures more fitting of April or May.