The rural Midwest economy took a blow last year, hitting a five-year low due to low corn, wheat and soybean prices and other factors, according to a Creighton University study.

The economy in Kansas and the Midwest, including Kansas, slumped in November, according to Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index. The index covers nine midwestern states from ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The new jobs created by ethanol plants and strong farm income helped the economy remain strong in a nine-state region of the Midwest, according to a monthly survey of supply ...