Madison, Wisconsin, is projected to switch zones as the average coldest temperature is expected to increase by 8.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

"I think it was a lot of grassroots, to be honest, and it worked," Michael Staudenmaier said of rolling out his team's novel heat-risk data tool.

Two weeks ago, Indianapolis Metro Police officers were dispatched to 38th and Moeller Road to rescue a child from a hot car.

With back-to-school season underway, Indiana public schools are preparing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars over the ...