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Report: UW leaders looking to oust system president

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The president of the University of Wisconsin system said in letters obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been told to either resign or be fired, but has been given no reason and won't step aside. Jay Rothman, president of the multicampus ...

Changes coming to Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition

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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition will become a non-profit with a new name later this year using a $70,000 state grant to help make the transition. The group will share in a total of $2.4 million that the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program recently awarded to ...

Trump says US will ‘finish the job’ soon in Iran

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will "finish the job" in Iran soon as "core strategic objectives are nearing completion," offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his first national address since the conflict began more than a month ago. He ...

Niagara to apply for CDBG for sewer, water main work

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NIAGARA, Wis. — The City of Niagara will seek a Community Development Block Grant to help pay for a sewer and water main project involving three streets. Cedar Corporation of Green Bay, Wis., is working with the city to help secure the funding to replace 1.25 miles of aging water main and ...

Aspirus Iron River nurses approve new contract

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IRON RIVER – Nurses at Aspirus Iron River Hospital voted Wednesday to ratify a new union contract, according to the Michigan Nurses Association and Aspirus. “This contract moves us forward in terms of being able to recruit nurses and keep them at our hospital, which is important for being ...

Wisconsin voters to elect state Supreme Court justice

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The spring election Tuesday will decide a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running for a 10-year term. Both are currently judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The election is nonpartisan, but Lazar is generally seen as a conservative and Taylor as ...