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By Todd Richmond
Associated Press
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — A massive natural gas explosion killed a firefighter and leveled portions of a city block in a southern Wisconsin community, including a bar the firefighter owned, authorities…
Four killed in plane crash near Monroe
Staff Report
MONROE, Wis. -- Four people are confirmed dead after a small plan crashed near Monroe, Wisconsin, last weekend, the Green County Sheriff's Office confirmed Monday.
Authorities say the crash occurred about a mile from the…
Students to protest Michigan governor over Flint water crisis
Student organizer Nathan Frischkorn told The North Wind that the protest will be orderly and is not aimed to disrupt the ceremony.
Wisconsin DNR approves 4 air permits for Foxconn
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved four air permits Tuesday for the Foxconn Technology Group campus in the southeast corner of the state, despite objections that the massive plant will increase smog emissions.
Damaged cables, pipelines in Great Lakes waterway inspected
Officials say a remotely operated underwater vehicle is getting a close-up look at electric cables that were damaged by what Michigan’s attorney general has called a tugboat anchor strike in a channel connecting Lake Huron and Lake…
Midterms 2018: Replacing Paul Ryan
A former driver for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been active in Wisconsin Republican politics for years announced Sunday that he is running to succeed Ryan in Congress.
Dream job: Harley-Davidson paid interns get a motorcycle too
Harley-Davidson is offering free motorcycles for those who join its summer internship program.
Salmonella in chicken salad kills 1, sickens 265 in 8 states
The outbreak which sickened people from Jan. 8 through March 20, appears to have ended, the CDC said in an update posted on Friday. Ill people ranged in age from less than 1 year to 89 years.
Forget April showers, Midwest covered under blanket of snow
People in the Midwest woke up Monday to a scene that looked a lot more like January than April.
Police in Ohio dealing with ‘zombie’ raccoons
Photographer Robert Coggeshall says he was playing with his dogs outside his home last week when one such raccoon approached them. Coggeshall says the animal would stand on its hind legs, show its teeth and fall over backward.
Upper Midwest buffeted by heavy spring snowstorm
A storm expected to dump 10 inches of snow Tuesday in central Wisconsin and southern Minnesota was making April feel more like January.
Study: Wisconsin sees spike in ER visits for opioid overdose
Federal health officials say emergency room visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 109 percent in Wisconsin from July 2016 to September 2017.
Man accused in Janesville gun theft must serve 5 more years
A Rock County judge says a man accused in a Wisconsin gun shop theft that led to a widespread manhunt must serve an additional five years in prison, on top of his federal sentence.
Sabula-Savanna bridge suddenly closed
Safety concerns have forced the closure of a small bridge that offers the only Iowa access to a much-larger bridge spanning the Mississippi River and connecting eastern Iowa to western Illinois.
Study examines upper Wisconsin River pollution
A new study details the sources of unnatural green growths of vegetation and bacteria that stink up long stretches of the upper Wisconsin River.