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Two GB men arrested in Florence County in boy’s death

An investigation continues after two Green Bay, Wis., men were taken into custody in Florence County on Friday in connection with the recent death of a 2-year-old boy. In a Saturday advisory, Green Bay Police said a 21-year-old man and a 48-year-old man were arrested. The investigation ...

Wisconsin justices refuse to hear congressional districts challenge

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state's current congressional district boundaries before the 2026 midterms. The decisions, made without explanation from the ...

Free guided hike with Trees For Tomorrow on Aug. 23

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — Step off the beaten path and into the forested wonders of the Northwoods with a guided nature hike hosted by Trees For Tomorrow from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. Participants will meet at the campus in Eagle River, Wis. and caravan to the Tara Lila Sundstein Road ...

Search ends for a plane that crashed 75 years ago in Lake Michigan

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A group is ending a 20-year search for a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board, after sweeping the vast body of water using sonar technology and even getting support from an acclaimed adventure writer. When Northwest ...

Roadless rule in national forests to be lifted

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday. The roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton's presidency in 2001 long has ...

Wisconsin high court sides with environmentalists on ‘forever chemicals’

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over "forever chemicals" known as PFAS, issuing a ruling that advocates said will hold polluters accountable. The liberal-controlled court ruled that state regulators can force ...