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US DOJ sues three states, DC over voter information

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued three states and the District of Columbia on Thursday for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration. The latest lawsuits were filed against Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia and the District of Columbia. The ...

Six arrested after fentanyl, meth seized in Niagara area

MARINETTE, Wis. — Six people were taken into custody last week after a search warrant was executed in the town of Niagara, Wis., resulting in the seizure of purple fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday. Arrested on ...

US House votes to remove wolves from Endangered Species list

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...

Jury finds Wisconsin judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury found a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty of obstruction Thursday, marking a victory for President Donald Trump as he continues his sweeping immigration crackdown across the country. Federal prosecutors charged ...

Federal judge: Michigan has no authority to shut down Line 5

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) In a long-awaited decision released Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that federal pipeline safety law leaves Michigan no room to shut down the Line ...

Slender Man attacker won’t contest effort to revoke release

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner signed off on a plan in July to release 23-year-old Morgan ...