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Low vaccination rates driving measles outbreak in southwest Wisconsin

A measles outbreak in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin continues to grow. As of Friday, the state Department of Health Services has identified 41 confirmed and 7 probable cases across Iowa, Lafayette and Grant counties. All but one of the people infected with measles in Wisconsin this ...

Goodwill store reopens in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — If Wednesday’s grand re-opening was any indication, the Goodwill store in Iron Mountain will bring a much-needed shopping option to the area. “(Wednesday) was an amazing day. The sales were ... we did about a week’s worth of projected sales in a day,” manager ...

Study: Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years

Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their long lives. According to previous research, lake ...

Evers, DNR urge release of $10M to address PFAS

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund. Wisconsin secured the money in a June settlement reached with Tyco Fire Products tied to alleged violations of the state’s ...

Alfalfa sprouts linked to illnesses in two states

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts that have been tied to an unusual outbreak involving different disease-causing bacteria. Officials say 23 people in Minnesota have become ill with either E. coli or salmonella ...

Traffic stop leads to drug arrests

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Niagara, Wis., man and a Vulcan woman face multiple drug charges after a K-9 officer detected drugs during a Marinette County traffic stop in the town of Grover early Saturday. Arrested were Jason Mills, 45, of Niagara, and Shannon Unrein, 52, of Vulcan, Marinette ...