Just off a state highway in northern Wisconsin, Bad River tribal member Joe Bates flies his drone over the path of the Line 5 reroute proposed by Canadian energy firm Enbridge. “They have a big right-of-way that they’ve cut down, laid all the trees down,” Bates said. Trees lie in a ...

Michigan’s participation in a nationwide medical licensure compact is secure after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a renewal bill into law on Thursday. Whitmer signed House Bill 5455, sponsored by state Rep. Rylee Linting, R-Wyandotte. Michigan joined the compact when the law was passed and ...

LANSING – Even though the gray wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found the majority of Michigan’s recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves in ...

A northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit plans to close later this year amid serious financial challenges and the loss of a government contract. For more than 50 years, Newcap has operated in 10 counties, including Florence, Marinette and Forest in the region. It serves low-income ...

ESCANABA — A coach bus traveling from Chicago to Island Resort & Casino in Harris crashed in Green Bay, Wis., on Sunday, injuring 36 of 54 passengers, most of whom were elderly. The driver, 38-year-old Ghebry Joe Figueroa of Prospect Heights, Ill., was arrested after the crash and was ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent. Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harry Wait guilty of ...