Midwest - Page 17

July 28, 2026

GOP governor survives challenge from Bitcoin evangelist in gubernatorial runoff

South Dakota's first gubernatorial primary runoff pitted incumbent Larry Rhoden against outsider Toby Doeden after neither cleared the 35% threshold to win outright.

July 28, 2026

Polls close in Georgia as voters decide successor in special election

Gov. Larry Rhoden faces outsider Toby Doeden in South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial runoff while Georgia Democrats vie to replace Rep. David Scott.

July 28, 2026

Hot bobsledder Desi Johnson gets in touch with nature, ‘Shark Lady’ breaks world record & woke brewery busted

NFL training camp is here, Minocqua Brewing Company loses its permit, and bobsledder Desi Johnson escapes to Kyrgyzstan for a nature retreat.

July 28, 2026

Dem primary erupts as establishment favorite dismisses rival as ‘celebrity candidate’

Haley Stevens repeatedly branded Abdul El-Sayed the "celebrity" candidate during Monday's heated Michigan Senate Democratic debate before the primary.

July 28, 2026

Wisconsin brewery that offered 'free beer' when Trump dies says alcohol permit revoked

Kirk Bangstad says he will fight the Wisconsin Department of Revenue's revocation of Minocqua Brewing Company's alcohol permit set to take effect Aug. 4.

July 28, 2026

Drunk repeat offender called a 'ticking time-bomb' before 80-mph boating collision killed woman: prosecutors

Richard Stevenson allegedly had a BAC of .236 and was going 80 mph in a no-wake zone when his pontoon struck a couple's boat on the Fox River.

July 28, 2026

Democrat House hopeful called Iowa a 'backwater' over trans sports bill

Christina Bohannan warned in 2021 that Iowa would become a "backwater" if lawmakers barred transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports. Iowa enacted the ban in 2022. (Credit: YouTube/City of Iowa City - April 2, 2021)

July 28, 2026

Video shows Iowa road rage suspect surrender after police order him to drop gun

Dramatic video shows the moment Des Moines police confront Bradley Ratkovich after he allegedly pointed a Glock 9 mm handgun at two teenagers.

July 28, 2026

Battleground Democrat flip-flops on conversion therapy after left-wing backlash

Rebecca Cooke reversed her stance on a federal conversion therapy ban after progressive backlash, raising viability questions in the key swing district.

July 28, 2026

Far-left Senate hopeful explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party

Abdul El-Sayed refused to apologize for his "ogre on a pike" remark, revealing he was targeting John Fetterman, not primary rival Haley Stevens.