rain

After Socking The Rockies, Snowstorm Moves East

Korva Coleman — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:57:00 +0000

Arbor Day celebrations have come and gone, but winter weather is gripping the Plains and Upper Midwest.

Severe storms hits Midwest with snow, ice, winds

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:47:52 +0000

Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds have raked the Midwest, spawning a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.

To the north icy weather left thousands without power and prompted Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to call out the state National Guard to aid residents as the state braced for another storm system that threatened to dump several inches of wet snow Thursday.

Even after Hurricane Isaac, some Midwest farmers mired in drought

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:05:21 +0000

Heavy rains from Hurricane Isaac provided relief to some – but not all – farmers and ranchers in the drought-stricken Midwest, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly report, which came out on Thursday.

World AIDS Day marks 30 years

Jacob Fenston — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:02:36 +0000

This year marks a grim birthday: it was thirty years ago that the first AIDS victims were officially diagnosed. Though the rate of new HIV infections in the US has stabilized in recent years, the percentage of those in rural areas has been on the rise. In this weekly Health & Wealth update, World AIDS Day.