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Marinette County sheriff reports two drug arrests

MARINETTE — A 43-year-old Iron Mountain woman was arrested Sunday afternoon for suspected drug activity after a traffic stop in the Town of Middle Inlet in Marinette County. At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Marinette County deputies made a traffic stop on U.S. 141 near Moonshine Hill Road in Middle ...

Supreme Court: Line 5 suit should be in state court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy ...

Wassgren drops out of race for Wisconsin US House seat

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 ...

Sheboygan man dies from injuries after April 8 crash

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 ...

Clashes at beagle breeding facility result in dozens of arrests

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 ...

Flood warning to continue into next week

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, ...