Ohio State, Wisconsin take top midseason awards in Big Ten
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State give the Big Ten three top-10 teams at the halfway point of the season, and all of…
Patrol: 6 killed in wrong-way crash on Minnesota interstate
EYOTA, Minn. (AP) — A wrong-way highway crash killed six people in southeastern Minnesota on Friday, including three family members from Wisconsin. A Ford Focus was heading eastbound in the…
Fatal drunken driving crash results in 7½ years in prison
OCONTO, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison for driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin. Twenty-seven-year-old Kelly Crispin, of…
Uber driver brings 2 sisters 200 miles to Minnesota party
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Uber driver ferried two sisters 200 miles to their aunt’s 100th birthday party in Minnesota. Kerry Maggard and Deb Eggers were flying from San Antonio to…
Wisconsin man killed in Minn. motorcycle crash
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW SHELDON TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Wisconsin man was killed Monday in a motorcycle crash in Minnesota, according to a La Crosse Tribune report. David Adamek, 75,…
Parents decry actions of man who threw boy from mall balcony
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The parents of a 5-year-old Minnesota boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America decried the assailant’s actions as “evil” while…
Man pleads guilty in mall attack against boy, faces 19 years
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who reportedly told investigators that he went to the Mall of America “looking for someone to kill” pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing a 5-year-old boy…
Today in History: Saturday, May 11, the 131st day of 2019.
Today’s Highlight in History: On May 11, 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on…
Human remains discovered at Boundary Waters campsite
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Authorities in Minnesota say skeletal remains found in April in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are human. Efforts are underway to identify the remains, which…
Minnesota regulators stand by Line 3 pipeline approval again
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota utility regulators have granted a final approval to Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement. The Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday unanimously…
Enbridge delays Line 3 pipeline opening in Minnesota by year
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Enbridge Energy is delaying the startup of its planned Line 3 replacement crude oil pipeline through northern Minnesota by a year. The Canadian-based company said…
Man shot by officer at rest stop identified as Wisconsin man
WHITE LAKE, S. D. (AP) — The FBI says authorities were trying to arrest a Wisconsin man at a rest stop in South Dakota when he was fatally shot by…
Wisconsin pilot escapes injury when small plane flips in Minnesota
APPLETON, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin pilot escaped injury when his small plane skidded off an icy runway in Minnesota and flipped over. Police say it happened in…
Caribou Coffee reports customer data breach at 265 stores
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The parent company of Caribou Coffee and Bruegger’s Bagels says hackers gained access to customer information at 265 of its stores, mostly in Minnesota. The…
Gas plant debate moves from Minnesota to Wisconsin
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Clean energy advocates will get a second chance to block a proposed natural gas plant in northern Wisconsin, though odds will not be in their favor.…
Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Environmental and tribal groups asked Minnesota regulators on Tuesday to reconsider their approval of Enbridge Energy’s plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil…
Medical marijuana debate heats up in Wausau and statewide
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — As the Marathon County board mulls asking residents to weigh in on the medical marijuana issue in Wisconsin, voters around the state will have the…
Minnesota regulators approve Enbridge project
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across the northern part of the state, even though…
