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Menominee men accused of having child sexually abusive materials

MENOMINEE — Two Menominee men have been charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The cases are separate and were handled by separate news releases from the Michigan State Police. Alexander Aikman, 28, and Allen Kerby, 45, both were arraigned Wednesday in 95A Judicial District Court of Menominee County. Aikman is charged with seven counts of child sexually abusive material — aggravated possession and seven counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Kerby faces two counts of child sexually abusive material ...

Enbridge still working on Line 5 leak in Wisconsin

Enbridge says it’s working around the clock to safely remove remaining vapors from a stretch of its Line 5 pipeline after a gas leak in Wisconsin’s Iron County. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner said specialized equipment is being brought in to conduct work on an isolated section of ...

Henderson allows 1 hit in 7 innings as Brewers top Rangers 6-1

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Logan Henderson gave up one hit over seven innings and Jake Bauers reached base five times and scored twice in his return to the lineup as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night. Henderson (9-2), who has allowed three runs or less in each of ...

Tank failed inspection before paper mill disaster

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released an investigation update Friday on the tank failure at the mill in Longview that killed 11 workers and ...

Trump: US to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves. Trump in a social media post announced the agreement he said was negotiated by Secretary of State ...

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Rate hikes signaled JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook. In his first high-profile speech at the Fed's annual conference at Jackson Hole, Warsh acknowledged in prepared remarks Friday that recent inflation reports show it has cooled a bit, but "they do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved." Airstrikes kill 5 in Gaza (AP) ...