MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of sending the state Supreme Court's chief justice intimidating emails has been sentenced to probation after prosecutors dropped a felony stalking charge. Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine, was initially charged in October in Dane County with ...
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 ...
Bear complaints in Wisconsin have been on the rise in recent years, and a new study seeks to pinpoint whether there is widespread use of birdshot to deter problem bears. Birdshot refers to shotgun shells that are filled with tiny pellets generally used for hunting birds. This fall, ...
An emerging technology in lumber could have implications for the forestry industry. Mass timber is a process of strengthening wood, typically by gluing panels together to create dense layers of wood called cross-laminated timber, or CLT. CLT is “essentially plywood on steroids,” ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A winter weather advisory is in effect through tonight in the western and eastern Upper Peninsula, where 3 to 10 inches of lake effect snow was expected beginning Tuesday night. The Iron Mountain area was expected to see an inch or less of snow, according to the National ...
Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest. Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, forecasters said Tuesday, even as utilities worked to restore power to thousands of customers after heavy snow and strong ...
