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Tornado causes extensive damage, power outages in Fox Valley area

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin today, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as ferocious winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. The National ...

Wisconsin voters file suit over potential late absentee ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly ...

UP jobless rate drops to 5.2%

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in June, down from 5.9% in May and 6.1% a year ago, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. DTMB reported a civilian labor force of 132,600 in the U.P. in June with 6,900 unemployed. That compared with 7,900 jobless in a workforce of 132,800 in May. Over the year, the size of the region’s labor force was down by 10,300 while the number of jobless fell by 1,900. That reflected a statewide trend as the size of Michigan’s labor force ...

Armstrong Creek celebrates roots with Polish Heritage Day

ARMSTRONG CREEK, Wis. — The 35th-annual Polish Heritage Day, which boasts “non-stop polka music” and other nods to the community’s roots, is set for today at the public park in Armstrong Creek. The event starts with a Polish Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, ...

Suit filed over water crossings in Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin

The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions allowing work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings. The tribe, Clean Wisconsin, 350 Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of ...

Fatal police shooting sparks Madison protests

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with protesters and community groups demanding accountability and an end to racial injustice. Corey Durell Ruiz, 38, was shot ...