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Salvation Army Coats for Kids taking coats and applications

MARINETTE, Wis. — The Salvation Army is accepting new winter coats, snow pants, boots, hats, mittens and warm blankets through Oct. 29 to be given to children in need in Marinette and Menominee counties. “With the rising costs of daily life, this drive gives us the opportunity to provide the items necessary to keep kids warm and healthy through the winter months,” Lt. Logan Saydera of The Salvation Army said. Applications for those in need of winter gear will be received until Oct. 29. The application link can be found on their website at samarinette.org, or their Facebook ...

Nine wolves killed in Wisconsin after threatening behavior toward humans

Nine wolves were killed by federal officials in northern Wisconsin in late August and early September after “a series of verified threats to human health and safety,” according to the state Department of Natural Resources. In a statement Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Wisconsin ...

Evers announces last chance to apply for a pardon

Gov. Tony Evers announced a deadline of Monday, Oct. 5, as the last day for a Wisconsinite to submit an application for a pardon for a crime, before Evers’ second and last term as governor ends in January 2027. Distinct from a commutation or a parole order, a pardon restores rights that a ...

Viral disease infecting Wisconsin deer now detected in dairy cows

A viral disease infecting thousands of deer across Wisconsin has been found in dairy cows in Waukesha County, according to state officials. The samples came from dairy cattle that were not producing milk, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, or ...

Study: Isle Royale wolf population inbred but likely to last 20 years

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Researchers found Isle Royale wolves brought to the island in 2018 are likely to survive but are inbred and increasingly isolated. In 2016, ...

US ban on $1B in Canadian imports goes into effect

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to ...