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MIDDAY-MidwestDigest-04-26-17

Veteran newsman Steve Alexander fills in for Max Armstrong. (audio)

Max Armstrong is in Dallas, Texas, at National Agri-Marketing Convention.

You can follow Secretary Perdue @SecretarySonny. He was sworn in yesterday.

President Trump has few stronger supporters than those in rural America. Growers are far and away his strongest supporters. 67% of Midwest farmers believe President's policies will be good for their business, according to Farm Futures research.

Caterpillar has had tough time lately, but reported its first increase in sales in several years this year.

Pizza can be a weapon. Sioux Falls, S.D. woman started swinging bag of pizza at people lurking in laundry room. They got away with the pizza.

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