KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - May 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in May, up 2.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on June 12, 2025: * * * NOAA detects harmful toxin growing in Lake Erie earlier than past years NOAA has detected levels of the harmful toxin, microcystin, in Lake Erie weeks earlier than it is usually detected in routine water tests. While it's unclear if the toxin originated from Lake Erie or the Maumee River, this April 28 water test is the earliest NOAA's Great Lakes Environme  more