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Who’s Next Bar to again host benefit for cancer loan closet

AURORA, Wis. — Who’s Next Bar in Aurora will host its third benefit for the Dickinson County Cancer Unit Loan Closet starting at about 2 p.m. Saturday. Last year’s benefit raised about $10,000 and owner Wendy DeClark is hoping for another great turnout. DeClark herself is a cancer ...

Large crowd, perfect weather for Leif Erikson Festival in Norway

NORWAY — Beautiful fall weather helped bring a record crowd of more than 1,000 people to Norway’s 34th-annual Leif Erikson Festival on Saturday, filling downtown with a daylong celebration of Norwegian heritage and activities for all ages. “It was the most people I’ve seen, and ...

Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid. The search of ...

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Help for Pike was delayed NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Press. The recordings show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate. The first call came in at 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 30. It was about a half an hour before prison officials affirmed it was legitimate. ...

Selma Blair arrested after an alleged assault on a Delta flight

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Selma Blair was arrested and taken to a hospital late Sunday night after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a plane from Los Angeles to New York. Blair, 54, was detained by police at around 11 p.m. after the Delta Air Lines jet parked at the gate ...