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Black bear attack reported in Wisconsin

Efforts to capture a black bear are ongoing as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigates an attack on a 69-year-old woman near the town of Comstock in Barron County in the northwestern part of the state. The victim, Karen Frye, was able to call 911 after being attacked about 2 ...

Groups: Line 5 tunnel plan lacks key climate considerations

Groups submitting comments on the latest stage of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline project in Michigan argue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to complete adequate analyses of climate change impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. On May 30, the Corps’ Detroit district released its ...

Archaeologists discover ancient crop site along Menominee River

Along the Menominee River, on the border between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the largest intact remains of an ancient Native American agricultural site in the eastern United States. Using drones and laser technology to ...

Case against Wisconsin judge allowed to proceed

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge recommended Monday that the case proceed against a Wisconsin judge who was indicted on allegations that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse. Milwaukee County ...