Read more Midwest stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/748/midwest.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55901/gay-marriage-ruling-belies-iowas-bumpkin-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo doubt you snobby big-city, coastal types did a double-take last week when Iowa legalized same-sex marriage, but the state has a long tradition of avant-garde social positions, Rex Huppke writes in the Chicago Tribune . Its university was the first to admit women, it allowed mixed-race marriages 100 years before...http://www.newser.com/story/55901/gay-marriage-ruling-belies-iowas-bumpkin-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 16:48:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54890/blizzard-pounds-fargo-but-dikes-hold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStrengthening wind blew heavy, wet snow around Fargo today, adding to the strain on residents' spirits and on the patchwork system of sandbag levees protecting them from the bloated Red River. But there were no reports of problems from leaks or from wind-driven waves battering the dikes. “They say it's...http://www.newser.com/story/54890/blizzard-pounds-fargo-but-dikes-hold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 14:36:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54630/fargo-river-may-have-already-peaked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bloated Red River might already have crested lower than initially feared, forecasters said today, welcome news for weary residents and others who had spent days piling sandbags onto dikes against an expected record flood. Despite the downward revision in the forecast, however, North Dakota officials still intensified their efforts...http://www.newser.com/story/54630/fargo-river-may-have-already-peaked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Mar 2009 5:43:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54605/thousands-flee-fargo-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of shivering, tired Fargo residents got out while they could today, and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold as the surging Red River threatened to unleash the biggest flood North Dakota's largest city has ever seen. The crest is expected tomorrow evening, when the ice-laden river...http://www.newser.com/story/54605/thousands-flee-fargo-flooding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 17:47:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52922/upper-midwest-stymied-by-snow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeavy snow driven by wind gusting to 40mph closed courts, clinics, and businesses and shut down a major highway across the Upper Midwest. Up to a foot of snow was forecast today for parts of eastern North Dakota. The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings for...http://www.newser.com/story/52922/upper-midwest-stymied-by-snow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 14:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51550/boxcars-idled-by-recession-become-residential-blight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiles of boxcars that used to rumble through rural US communities now sit idle—and though quieter, towns are finding them much more obtrusive, reports the Wall Street Journal . With shipping down across the world, 30% of America’s boxcars have nothing to transport, and rail yards just can’t hold some...http://www.newser.com/story/51550/boxcars-idled-by-recession-become-residential-blight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 13:50:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44679/iowa-high-court-takes-up-gay-marriage-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIowa's Supreme Court begins hearing a same-sex marriage case this week that could give gay activists their first heartland victory, reports the Des Moines Register . The state capital was abuzz with preparations for watch parties, town hall meetings, and court overflow rooms to accommodate the large crowds expected for this...http://www.newser.com/story/44679/iowa-high-court-takes-up-gay-marriage-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 2:15:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38834/whats-in-an-accent-outsider-credibility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome say folksy, some say Fargo , and some say shrill. Whatever it sounds like, Sarah Palin's accent is getting more attention than anyone's since JFK, Daniel Libit writes in Politico. The accent—which linguists peg as a mish-mash of Western dialects—is a fresh one for presidential politics, after decades...http://www.newser.com/story/38834/whats-in-an-accent-outsider-credibility.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Oct 2008 10:06:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37085/gops-heartland-appeal-just-plain-heartless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin can’t say enough about the virtues of small-town Americans, the good, honest folk “who do some of the hardest work,” skip college and join the military. But they have to work so hard and skip college because they’re not doing very well, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/37085/gops-heartland-appeal-just-plain-heartless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 12:23:01 CDT