Communities across the Midwest have been building outdoor concrete skateparks often with playgrounds nearby to provide a space for young skaters, older skaters, and families to spend an afternoon.

However, as someone who grew up in Illinois, I love highlighting and recommending some of the impressive spots the Midwest has to offer. From the dramatic beauty of the Great Lakes to the badlands ...

One of the issues with the economics of skateparks is they're generally free to use, which makes it difficult to figure out how much they're actually worth. This is a common problem for public goods, ...

A cold front is moving through the Ohio Valley and will be followed by another surge of Arctic air that is expected to reach the Midwest Monday and move into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on ...

President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced that a company based in the United Arab Emirates will invest $20 billion to build data centers in several Midwest and Sun Belt states. Trump spoke to the ...

People in over a dozen states across the Midwest and East are expected to see "heavy snowfall" from a disruptive winter storm this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A winter ...

Cambridge’s first indoor skatepark draws the crowds with over 1000 people visiting in the first ten weeks of opening its doors. As the weather has become colder, skateboarders, quad skaters and ...

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced it will add an extra race to it’s Pioneer Midwest Seeley Hills Classic in Seeley, WI. In a press release on Sunday, January 5 ...

Kansas City International Airport (KCI) has suspended all flight operations due to severe winter weather conditions, specifically citing "rapid ice accumulation" on the airfield. The closure ...

Residents of the Central Plains and Ohio Valley are being urged to prepare for a massive winter storm bringing snow and ice this weekend. The storm system, which is moving from the Upper Rockies into ...