/tags/midwest Midwest en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:47:12 GMT /news/2021-12-11/over-80-killed-in-tornadoes-in-central-u-s-biden-declares-emergency-in-kentucky A severe storm system caused scores of deaths and injuries and significant damage at a Kentucky candle factory, an Amazon facility in Illinois, a nursing home in Arkansas and many homes and buildings. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:47:12 GMT /news/2021-12-11/over-80-killed-in-tornadoes-in-central-u-s-biden-declares-emergency-in-kentucky Deepa Shivaram, James Doubek /texas/2012-07-20/how-the-midwest-drought-is-affecting-texas-farmers While Texas has partially recovered from drought conditions thanks to heavy rain, the Midwest is going through one its worst drought years in decades. And� Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:59:48 GMT /texas/2012-07-20/how-the-midwest-drought-is-affecting-texas-farmers Carlos Morales