SAULT STE. MARIE – The Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, will open to marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced. Federal regulation establishes the operating ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — St. Norbert College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College have announced new transfer agreements that create a direct pathway for NWTC students to earn a bachelor’s degree. Under the agreements, NWTC students who complete a business management associate degree can ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) STURGEON BAY, Wis. — It’s midmorning in late February, and Bruce Smith is regaling two ice fishing buddies when a tug on his line interrupts ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice first elected in 2007 announced Monday she will not seek a third 10-year term next year, giving liberals another chance to expand their majority as cases affecting redistricting, union rights, school funding and other ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — About two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. The Democratic attorneys general and governors in the lawsuit argue that Trump is ...

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager who killed his parents and stole their money to fund his plan to kill President Donald Trump with a bomb dropped from a drone was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. Nikita Casap, 18, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of first-degree ...