Dunbar man missing for week found dead in lake

July 21, 2026

TOWN OF DUNBAR, Wis. — Dive team members Sunday recovered the body of a 73-year-old Dunbar man who apparently drowned in a Marinette County lake. Harold L. Patz had been reported missing early evening July 12 from Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar, touching off a week of searches on the ground and in the water that included K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote-operated vehicles and multiple dive teams, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller stated in a news release. Patz was found deceased about 12:54 p.m. Sunday in West Twin Lake, according to the news release. A full obituary ...

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, claiming retaliation

July 21, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further ...

Crowley reenters Wisconsin’s primary for governor with Evers’ endorsement

July 20, 2026

Two weeks after shuttering his bid for Wisconsin governor, David Crowley reentered the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday, with the Milwaukee County executive boasting a last-minute backing from outgoing Gov. Tony Evers in a seeming move to best position the party for success in ...

Missing man found dead in Marinette County lake

July 20, 2026

TOWN OF DUNBAR, Wis. — Dive team members Sunday recovered the body of a 73-year-old Dunbar man who apparently drowned in a Marinette County lake. Harold L. Patz had been reported missing early evening July 12 from Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar, touching off a week of searches on the ground and in the water that included K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote-operated vehicles and multiple dive teams, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller stated in a news release. Patz was found deceased about 12:54 p.m. Sunday in West Twin Lake, according to the news release. A full obituary ...

How wildfire smoke can attack the body

July 18, 2026

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ...

Wisconsin Elections Commission clarifies rules

July 15, 2026

Voters in Wisconsin are not going to get a chance to cast another ballot ahead of next month’s election. The state’s Elections Commission recently clarified rules for “spoiling” ballots cast for candidates who have dropped out. “Once an absentee ballot has been returned to the municipal clerk, it cannot be spoiled and reissued for any reason,” the Commission wrote in a letter to the state’s local election clerks. The decision is new, and a reversal from 2022 when the Elections Commission allowed voters to cast a “do-over” ballot in the state’s Democrat primary ...