Golden oyster mushrooms, a visually striking and culinarily-favored species native to Asia, are now rapidly taking over North American forests and threatening native fungi, according to new research.

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Filmmaker Nathan Deming takes IndieWire inside the swing state's miraculous arts effort, passed through the 2025-2027 ...

Whitefish Dunes State Park near Sturgeon Bay is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled ...

Modeled partly on the Dickeyville Grotto, Madeline Buol spent 15 years building a backyard shrine that is now on view at the ...

In "A Beautiful Experience: The Midwest Grotto Tradition," the Kohler is displaying the entire 13-piece grotto that Buol built in her Dubuque, Iowa, yard from concrete, rocks, shells, rosaries, toy ...

Bill Rebane, the director of the Wisconsin cult classic movie "The Giant Spider Invasion," leads an effort to upgrade the film.

Copper Falls State Park was named the No. 3 campsite in the Midwest in 2025.

Severe Storms Move Through the Midwest, Causing Damage A reported tornado hit a small Wisconsin city, damaging businesses and homes.

Chicagoans celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, at Holy Name Cathedral, reflecting on his Midwest roots and historic election.

Lake Geneva has, once again, been voted among the best small towns in the Midwest, according to a new ranking by USA TODAY's 10Best. The southeastern Wisconsin spot is no stranger to such ...