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Six arrested after fentanyl, meth seized in Niagara area

MARINETTE, Wis. — Six people were taken into custody last week after a search warrant was executed in the town of Niagara, Wis., resulting in the seizure of purple fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, the Marinette County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday. Arrested on ...

US House votes to remove wolves from Endangered Species list

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...

Jury finds Wisconsin judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury found a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty of obstruction Thursday, marking a victory for President Donald Trump as he continues his sweeping immigration crackdown across the country. Federal prosecutors charged ...

Federal judge: Michigan has no authority to shut down Line 5

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) In a long-awaited decision released Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that federal pipeline safety law leaves Michigan no room to shut down the ...

Slender Man attacker won’t contest effort to revoke release

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home won't fight the state's attempt to revoke her release privileges. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner signed off on a plan in July to release 23-year-old Morgan ...