81.  A federal appeals court ruled Friday that bans on a type of late-term abortion in three Midwestern states were unconstitutional.

82.  A man planning to fly from the midwestern state of Michigan to Washington was arrested at an airport for allegedly having a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage.

83.  A joint U.S.-Russian peacekeeping exercise, separate from the Fort Polk event, is scheduled for the midwestern state of Kansas in October.

84.  A strong storm continues to sweep across the Plains and Midwestern states, gripping much of the region in very winterlike conditions.

85.  After two years of test marketing in several Midwestern states, olestra chips began to reach U.S. grocery stores everywhere in February.

86.  Ameritech is the parent of telephone companies in five Midwestern states.

87.  APTV has a special report on the key midwestern states.

88.  Chronic wasting disease also has been found in wild or captive elk and deer in midwestern states and Canada.

89.  Carol Browner said after a Capitol Hill meeting between lawmakers from six Midwestern states and oil company executives.

90.  Efforts are underway in South Dakota, Iowa and other Midwestern states to improve mental health services to farmers and ranchers, Rosmann said.