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Reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her descendants claimed — might have been puzzled by Saturday’s modern Flag Day. In Betsy Ross’ day, flags marked ships and told soldiers where they ...

Immigrant falsely accused of Trump threat out on bond

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and threatened with deportation to Mexico was released Thursday from a Wisconsin jail on bond, three weeks after federal immigration agents arrested him. Ramón Morales Reyes, 54, was ...

Lawsuit seeks to ban Musk from offering cash to voters

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A government watchdog group in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to prohibit billionaire Elon Musk from ever again offering cash payments to voters in the battleground state like he did in this spring's hotly contested Supreme Court race. Musk handed out $1 ...

Wisconsin man falsely accused of threats can be released on bond

CHICAGO (AP) — An immigrant man who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond, an immigration judge determined Tuesday. Ramon Morales Reyes was accused of a writing a letter threatening Trump in a blistering ...

Judge denies tribe’s request to halt mining company’s drilling plans

A Taylor County judge has denied a northern Wisconsin tribe’s request to temporarily halt state approval of a mining company’s plans to drill for copper and gold on Forest Service land near Medford. In February, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a general construction ...

Teen killed in ATV crash in town of Niagara

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Menomonee Falls, Wis., teen was killed in a UTV crash Saturday off of Hobart Lane in the town of Niagara, Wis., Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller said. Gabriel N. Avila-Neuheisel, 18, was on a dirt trail on private property when he lost control of the UTV and it ...