The crowded Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District seat got smaller Tuesday, as GOP candidate Paul Wassgren of Ashland announced he’s suspending his campaign. In a statement, Wassgren said he’s dropping out of the race “to assist Republican efforts throughout ...
A 66-year-old Sheboygan, Wis., man died Saturday as a result of injuries sustained in traffic crash earlier this month in Crivitz, said Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller. In a news release issued Monday, Miller said Terry A. Garbisch was eastbound on Main Avenue at 1:37 a.m. April 8 when he failed to turn at Louisa Street and crashed into two buildings. Garbisch, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was transported from the crash site for treatment, he said. "Speed, alcohol and failure to wear a seatbelt appear to have been factors in the crash," he said. An investigation into the ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 25 protesters were arrested as an estimated 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday. Saturday's protest ...
A flood warning will remain in effect until Thursday for rivers throughout the region, although a reprieve from wet weather is expected to take hold after a chance of snow tonight, the National Weather Service said. The flood warning includes the Menominee, Sturgeon, Michigamme, Brule, ...
A Bayfield County judge is weighing whether the Bad River tribe and environmental groups face irreversible harm if Enbridge continues building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline around the tribe’s reservation. The tribe and environmental groups are seeking review of the ...
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region's pristine forests, lakes and ...
