MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 25 protesters were arrested as an estimated 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. Saturday's protest ...
A flood warning will remain in effect until Thursday for rivers throughout the region, although a reprieve from wet weather is expected to take hold after a chance of snow tonight, the National Weather Service said. The flood warning includes the Menominee, Sturgeon, Michigamme, Brule, ...
A Bayfield County judge is weighing whether the Bad River tribe and environmental groups face irreversible harm if Enbridge continues building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline around the tribe’s reservation. The tribe and environmental groups are seeking review of the ...
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region's pristine forests, lakes and ...
Up to a half-inch of rain could fall tonight in the Iron Mountain area as thunderstorms are possible and a flood warning remains in effect throughout the region, the National Weather Service said. Some storms tonight could produce hail. Temperatures are expected to fall dramatically and ...
The Trump administration Wednesday issued a presidential permit for Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline crossing at the St. Clair River, renewing federal authorization for the decades-old infrastructure as part of a broader push to bolster cross-border oil transport. The permit replaces a 1991 ...