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Widespread outage hits Microsoft Outlook, email

CHICAGO (AP) — A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. Nearly 130,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear Act 10 challenge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit challenging the landmark collective bargaining law known as Act 10. In an order issued Wednesday, the court did not explain its decision to hear the case. The move by justices comes roughly a week after an election that swept Democrats ...

VA to host seven community town halls Dec. 8-10

IRON MOUNTAIN — Veterans, their families and community members can meet with Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center leaders during seven town halls scheduled across northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula from Dec. 8-10. The sessions will give attendees an opportunity to ask questions, share concerns and get information about VA health care and benefits. Veterans who aren’t enrolled in VA health care are welcome, along with their family members and members of the public. “These meetings are a chance for us to hear directly from veterans and understand what matters to ...

National forest Christmas tree permits now available

Permits for cutting a Christmas tree in a national forest are now available to purchase online through Recreation.gov. Details about designated cutting areas, dates and types of trees that may be cut may be found at Recreation.gov. To get a Christmas tree permit, go online to Recreation.gov ...

Vocational Rehabilitation now known as WisAbility

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development announced that its Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the program designed to support individuals with disabilities to find and maintain employment, will now be known as WisAbility. The program’s new identity reflects its longstanding commitment to helping individuals with disabilities find meaningful employment and supporting Wisconsin employers in building a skilled and inclusive workforce. “WisAbility represents an exciting new chapter in our ongoing commitment to helping Wisconsinites of all abilities achieve ...

A new place to play

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Iron Mountain is turning to the community to help give its students a new place to play, learn and make memories, launching a fundraising campaign to replace its aging wooden playground structure. The kindergarten through eighth-grade ...