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Line 5 restarts in Wisconsin with bypass around leak site

Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin has returned to service through the use of a temporary bypass around the site of a major gas leak last month in Iron County, the company announced Monday. Enbridge said it worked closely with federal regulators and local officials to protect ...

Rule to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits challenged

NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic-led states and cities filed lawsuits Monday challenging a federal rule set to begin Friday that they say gives President Donald Trump’s administration broad discretion to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on public assistance for food, healthcare, housing ...

Tiffany, pilot swim to safety after plane makes emergency landing in lake

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed while sharing Sunday how thankful he was to survive after the small plane he was in made a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake Saturday night. The pilot “said we are ...

Plan to repeal national forest ‘roadless rule’ under scrutiny

The Trump administration announced a proposal last month to remove a Forest Service rule that protects millions of acres of National Forest land throughout the United States from commercial logging and road building. Put in place in 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule applies to land ...

Diesel prices hitting record highs at bad time for farmers

FOREST CITY, Mo. (AP) — The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn. The spike adds to an already tough year for these farmers, who ...