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OGJVAMC recognized for multiple best practices

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center received praise from The Joint Commission during an in-cycle triennial survey completed Jan. 19. The Joint Commission, an independent organization that is the largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care in the United ...

Learn about angling opportunities in Florence and Forest counties

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites the public to join DNR staff members from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center in Florence, Wis., for the first meeting of a six-part series focused on northeast Wisconsin fisheries management. The ...

Michigan chair Karamo ‘properly removed,’ national GOP says

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kristina Karamo, a failed secretary of state candidate who was elected as the Michigan Republican Party's chair last February, was "properly removed" from the position earlier this month by party members, according to an initial review done by the Republican National ...

Biden promotes infrastructure projects in visit to Wisconsin

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the deteriorating John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge on Thursday to make the case that his administration is following through on its pledge to fix the critical link between the port cities of Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, ...

Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning most abortions after 14 weeks

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would call for a binding statewide referendum to ban abortion after 14 weeks of pregnancy. Current Wisconsin law prohibits abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill's supporters say ...

Whitmer State of the State speech focuses on education

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for increased investments in education through initiatives such as free community college for all high school graduates and free preschool for 4-year-olds in a State of the State speech Wednesday night focused on cutting costs for ...