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Man charged with homicide in girlfriend’s death in Marinette

MARINETTE, Wis. – A 29-year-old man has been accused of first-degree intentional homicide after reportedly admitting to killing his girlfriend, whose body was found last week in Menominee County. Robert Alan Chilcote, of Porterfield, was charged Friday after calling the Marinette Police ...

Judge upholds Enbridge Line 5 permit in Wisconsin

An administrative law judge has upheld a permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 2025 to allow the Canadian oil company Enbridge to build 41 miles of new pipeline in northern Wisconsin. The current rerouted path for Enbridge’s Line 5 would mean that although the ...

Marinette woman found dead after being reported missing

MARINETTE – A 24-year-old Marinette woman who was reported missing last week has been found dead, according to the Marinette Police Department. Gabriella Cartagena’s body was found Tuesday morning in a wooded area near Birch Creek Road in Menominee County. The Marinette Police Department ...

‘Forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate wells in US

STELLA, Wis. (AP) — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called PFAS. They mailed an offer to test the well ...

Demand for cottage cheese spurs new Wisconsin processing

Protein-obsessed Americans are eating more cottage cheese: in bowls, spread on toast or turned into the latest low-carb dessert. The rising star of the dairy case is also driving new investments in dairy processing in Wisconsin. Associated Milk Producers Inc., a cooperative with farmers ...

Comments sought on Kimberly-Clark Marinette Green Tier contract

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposed Green Tier contract with Kimberly-Clark Marinette Mill. Specifically, this proposal covers activities at the facility on Riverside Avenue in Marinette. Kimberly-Clark has been a Tier 1 ...