Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. The writer outside Trader Joe's in Wisconsin. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider I visited two Trader Joe's stores, one in the Midwest and one in New York.I noticed surprising differences in alcohol selection due to state laws.The shops were also laid out and decorated differently. As someone who grew up in Midwest and now living in New York, I am a fan of Trader Joe's at both locations thanks to the store's low prices, friendly employees, and wacky snacks.During recent shopping trips back home to Wisconsin and I New…
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The South Dakota Little League baseball team had a very successful weekend at the 2023 Little League Baseball Midwest Region tournament, advancing to the semifinals later this week.The Sioux Falls team defeated Iowa 2-1 in its opener and then blanked Nebraska 7-4 in the quarterfinals. This sets the stage for a semifinal matchup against North Dakota, which continues throughout the tournament.North Dakota beat Kansas 15-1 in its opener and then dominated Wisconsin, winning 16-2 in the second.How to watch South Dakota Little League in the Midwest Region semifinalsESPN+ is streaming every Midwest Regional game, including South Dakota's semifinal matchup with…
Sanford Health News won its first local Emmy, recognizing excellence in video storytelling in the upper Midwest. Sanford Health News has been nominated six times for Midwest Emmys in the past three years. The award recipients were announced at a ceremony on October 14 in Minneapolis. Winning a regional Emmy in the Military Content – Short/Long Form category is “Veterans, students revive wrecked 'cool bus.'” Journalist Matt Holsen and videographer Lonnie Nichols were nominated twice in this category this year. The story follows Capt. Paul Weckman, chief of military and veteran affairs at Sanford Health, as he works with Southeast…
A church for Hispanics in the Midwest maintains its roots and reaches out to the Hispanic and Anglophone community. Many drivers on US Highway 65 in Springfield, Missouri, are surprised to see a small beacon. Although there is no large body of water nearby, this lighthouse is located on its property El Faro Assembly of God. Just as the light of lighthouses brings ships safely into port and indicates the direction they should follow, El Faro AG [El Faro means “The Lighthouse” in Spanish]which recently celebrated its 34th anniversary, points the way to salvation.Daniel Feliciano and his wife, Gloria, started…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Millinga non-profit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories about climate solutions and a just future. In the Midwest, the clash between wet and dry extremes will have profound consequences for the region's cultural and economic role as a global farmer, producing more than a third of the world's corn and soybeans. That's according to the federal government National climate assessment out Tuesday. The massive media collection captures the state of climate change across the country, by region and sector. The assessment found that excessive moisture and drought could…
CATHY WURZER: After 53 years it's the end of an era for Midwest Mountaineering, a well-known and beloved outdoor retailer on the west bank of M. Owner Rod Johnson says the store will close in October. Rod spoke with Todd Melby. TODD MELBY: Tell me about Midwest Mountaineering. When did it open? Why did you do that? ROD JOHNSON: I was going to college in the late 60s. And I decided I didn't want to be a chemist. So I quit and then had enough time to do fun things. Because not only did I have a full credit load,…
Indianapolis Star | Indianapolis StarVIDEO: Taylor Swift rocks Cincinnati with 3 surprise songsTaylor Swift rocked Cincinnati on Saturday with 3 surprise songs, including one with Cincy native Aaron Dessner.Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati EnquirerIndianapolis is back with Taylor Swift.Taylor Swift surprised fans when she added a date Season tourwhich is sold out at every venue.The Indianapolis dates are at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 1, 2 and 3, 2024.The news comes as the tour sweeps across the US, kicking off in March in Arizona. Stopped for several nights each in Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati and Kansas City.Pop singer Gracie Abrams (“Feels Like,” “Rockland”)…
In mid-January 2011, 16-year-old Jacob Peters developed a bad cough.Doctors initially diagnosed him with an upper respiratory infection. But when Jacob didn't get better, his father, Gary Peters, said they started feeling around his son's neck.”They then ordered a chest X-ray and found a three-inch tumor just below his collarbone that was compressing his trachea,” she said.Gary remembers Jacob as an active, healthy teenager who played many sports. So he was shocked when his son was diagnosed with an aggressive type of cancer. He died less than a year later while undergoing chemotherapy.”He fought hard for 290 days,” Gary said.…
Updated December 25, 2023 at 12:08 pm. ET Flight cancellations began to occur as a major winter storm battered parts of the Northern and Central Plains and the Upper Midwest with freezing rain, heavy snow and high winds. However, as of late morning, the total number of delayed and canceled flights remained lower than last yearbut the storm system is also creating hazardous road conditions. Blizzard warnings are in effect for South Dakota and Nebraska, where heavy snow is expected throughout the day. The Nebraska Department of Transportation issued a warning Monday morning asking people to stay off roads across…
WASHINGTON — The Midwest's share of the Democratic presidential vote fell steepest between 2012 and 2020 in counties that saw the biggest losses in manufacturing and union jobs and declines in health care, according to a new report to be released this month.The party's worsening performance in the region's middle-class communities — often overlooked places like Chippewa Falls, Wis. and Bay City, Mich. — poses a formidable threat to Democrats, the report warns.Nationally and in the Midwest, Democratic gains in major metropolitan areas offset their losses in rural areas. And while the party's struggles in the industrial Midwestern state are…