By Jim Suhr | Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Drought conditions have worsened in several parched Plains states, further punishing withering corn and soybean crops and devastating the pastureland that ranchers depend on, according to the latest U.S. drought map. Thursday’s release of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map came as the House took up … Continue reading Crop-Withering Drought Intensifies in Plains