Midwest

The U.S. gets over 50% of the minerals it uses to make home building supplies and electric cars from other countries. The company Twin Metals was trying to change that by opening an underground mine in northeast Minnesota. But a fight over the environmental impact has had it hung up for years. 

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is urging President Biden to take steps to restore America's energy independence as the price of oil in the United States shot up to $110 a barrel this week amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bars and liquor stores are pulling Russian vodka from shelves and promoting Ukrainian brands.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced Saturday on Twitter that he has ordered the Ohio Department of Commerce to stop the purchase and sale of Russian Standard Vodka.

An American Airlines flight going across the country had to make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday afternoon after a passenger allegedly caused a disturbance mid-flight, according to a report.

A Missouri man got a brand new sedan after hitting more that one million miles in his 1991 Volvo 740 GLE.

Small business owners are expressing frustration after a new study shows that lockdowns had very little effect on public health outcomes in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Missouri and Texas are opening investigations into GoFundMe's decision not to allow fundraising for the Freedom Convoy on its platform.

Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., introduced a House resolution Wednesday to give congressional workers legal protection to organize and form a labor union.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told Fox News Digital the effects of the semiconductor manufacturing facility Intel plans to build in the state.

Labor unions are ramping up their pushback against the next generation of USPS vehicles being built in South Carolina rather than by UAW workers in Wisconsin.

1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones was paid $55,000 to speak at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in January.

Animal activists say Proposition 12 is about treating farm animals humanely. But, pork farmers say the law doesn't improve care and could cost them thousands per pig.

Laura Spears bought her ticket through her Michigan Lottery account and almost missed the email informing her that she won after it went to her spam folder.

The president of the Detroit City Council introduced a tentative plan Saturday to compensate residents after the city overtaxed homeowners by at least $600 million between 2010 and 2016.

Over half a dozen restaurants in Minneapolis have banded together in a joint suit levied at Mayor Jacob Frey this week over recently instated vaccine mandates.

The $20 billion investment is part of Intel's $100 billion investment pledge as the company seeks to reclaim its spot as the top chip manufacturer.

Intel Corp. plans to invest at least $20 billion in new chip-making capacity in Ohio, bolstering the company’s semiconductor production ambitions.

A nonprofit organization in Arkansas is offering potential employees $10,000 in bitcoin to relocate to the area.

Fargo, North Dakota, serves as a cultural center for the southeastern part of the state, and is a draw for businesses and residents alike