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Wildfire haze blankets region ahead of heat wave

Smoke from Canadian wildfires again blanketed parts of Wisconsin on Monday, leading to familiar hazy skies. Air quality was worst Monday in Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, Monroe and Sauk counties, where the AQI, or air quality index, is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Air quality should improve later in the week, but extreme heat was to make its way into the region as well. Hot and humid weather is expected to begin Wednesday, with much of the Midwest under an extreme heat watch. The National Weather Service is predicting dangerously hot conditions across most of Wisconsin, with ...

Cowboy reenactment and robbery of Lumberjack Steam Train set for July 26

LAONA, Wis. — An authentic cowboy reenactment and robbery of the Lumberjack Steam Train will take place Saturday, July 26, in Laona. The public is invited to ride the train and experience the Wild West. The Lumberjack Steam Train's first ride on cowboy day will leave at 9 a.m. from the ...

Judge OKs release plan for woman who stabbed classmate to please Slender Man

A Wisconsin woman will be released from a mental hospital more than a decade after she nearly stabbed a classmate to death to please the horror character Slender Man, a judge decided Thursday. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Scott Wagner signed off on the conditional plan to release Morgan ...

Storms bring flash flooding in northern Wisconsin

Some areas of northwestern Wisconsin saw between 5 and 7 inches of rain after storms rolled through Tuesday, flooding several roads. Meanwhile, in southcentral Wisconsin, officials with the National Weather Service said a tornado was spotted just before 1:15 p.m. near Sauk City, moving northeast at about 30 mph. People in that area, which includes Prairie du Sac, Mazomanie, and Marxville, were urged to take cover. A tornado warning was in effect during early Wednesday afternoon for parts of Columbia, Dane and Sauk counties. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted on ...

Black bear attack reported in Wisconsin

Efforts to capture a black bear are ongoing as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigates an attack on a 69-year-old woman near the town of Comstock in Barron County in the northwestern part of the state. The victim, Karen Frye, was able to call 911 after being attacked about ...

Groups: Line 5 tunnel plan lacks key climate considerations

Groups submitting comments on the latest stage of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline project in Michigan argue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to complete adequate analyses of climate change impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. On May 30, the Corps’ Detroit district released its ...