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Canadian company wants to mine metals at more sites in Wisconsin

The CEO of a Canadian mining company has outlined goals to expand drilling for metals such as copper, gold and zinc at multiple sites in Wisconsin either this fall or early next year. GreenLight Metals, which does business as Green Light Wisconsin, announced plans in April to drill for copper ...

Wisconsin Republicans kill over 600 items from Evers budget

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted Thursday to kill most of the top spending priorities of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, including legalizing marijuana, even as both sides negotiate a tax cut. The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee ...

States sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil, gas projects

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Trump issued an executive order ...

Bail for school shooter’s father set at $20,000

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old girl who killed a fellow student and a teacher at a private school in Wisconsin had his bail set at $20,000 on Friday at his first court appearance on charges that he allowed her access to guns. Prosecutors charged Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, on ...

Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin school faces felony charges

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack. The criminal complaint against 42-year-old Jeffrey Rupnow ...