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In June, our art critic toured seven art museums from Detroit to Kansas City. National turmoil crept into the frame.
It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great ...
New York’s Amish community has become an unlikely minority on the frontlines of a battle pitting Constitutional rights against potentially draconian public health laws.
The first Amish arrived in America in the mid 1700s. Explore a timeline of events from their arrival through 2011.
Enjoy a drive down the Amish Country Byway to explore iconic historic sites and get a taste of the simple cultures and lifestyles in this Midwest state.
Torah Bontrager, who founded the Amish Heritage Foundation, was raised Amish in the Midwest and grew up experiencing abuse at home and in school.
Fierce Storms Across Midwest Blamed for Deaths of 3 Kids and an Amish Great-Grandfather Riding in a Buggy The children, ages 2, 4 and 11, died after a large tree fell on their minivan ...
Two early retirees tired of suburban life decided to build a home out of two bare-bones Amish wooden sheds. Now they homestead in rural Maine.
Severe weather heading to the South after killing 5, knocking out power in Midwest The storms killed two people in Indiana and three in Michigan.
Lovina enjoys a piece of delicious zucchini coffee cake and ponders if the cake can be considered healthy since it is made with a vegetable.
A woman has been charged with five felonies and three misdemeanors after her SUV hit an Amish buggy, killing a girl and injuring a boy near Lawrence Wednesday morning.
Torah Bontrager, 40, grew up in an Amish community in the Midwest, where she says she suffered emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of teachers and relatives.