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Egg prices remain elevated for Easter

Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. It's the second year in a row consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter and Passover, both occasions ...

Amazon worker ruling stands

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court, in a unanimous decision, said the appeal ...

Rick’s Haircuts keeps barber tradition alive at IM site

IRON MOUNTAIN — Rick’s Haircuts is a throwback to old-fashioned barber shops. Yet that’s not because he comes from a family line before him, even though owner Rick Hiltonen himself has a long history in hair. Hiltonen began at age 16 cutting his uncle’s hair and got better and ...

Judge temporarily blocks power line

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge, saying he wants to see documents detailing the lead-up to the project's approval. U.S. District Judge William Conley issued a preliminary ...

Trump’s social media company going public, possibly worth $3B

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, and the former president stands to reap a sizeable payout in the process. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the Trump's media business in a Friday ...

New owners for Florence outdoors shop

FLORENCE, Wis. — After living almost two decades in Arizona, John and Katy Baeb have returned to Wisconsin and purchased the former Whisler Outdoors business in Florence in January. A Florence native, Katy Church-Baeb previously worked for a pharmacy as a technician in the mail division ...