A detailed view of the sun covered by smoke from the Canadian wildfires as air quality alerts were issued across Minnesota ...

The analysis included cost of living, home values, tax rates and crime rates. Two Midwestern states, North Dakota and Indiana, ranked among the top 10 states for retirement.

Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Without young, educated workers ...