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Fire department officials and family members say a grandmother who worked in the home health care was one of two people who died in a fire on Milwaukee's north side.
Read More »Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans, search on for a missing worker (UPDATE)
Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction, their work proceeding cautiously amid fears about the stability of the structure, authorities said.
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Read More »North Dakota looks at plastics as the Bakken booms
As pump jacks pull more and more oil out of shale rock buried deep below the western part of North Dakota, an increasing amount of natural gas travels up through the wells with few obvious destinations.
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Read More »Monitor: Youth prison conditions improving
A court-appointed observer says conditions at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison are improving.
Read More »Assembly approves resolution supporting F-35s in Madison
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a resolution supporting new F-35 fighter jets in Madison despite concerns about noise.
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Read More »Vice president set to visit Pleasant Prairie
Vice President Mike Pence is set to visit a southeastern Wisconsin business founded by two Republican donors next week.
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Read More »Wisconsin Assembly approves accommodations for disabled (UPDATE)
A paralyzed Wisconsin Democratic state lawmaker urged his Republican colleagues on Thursday to show him "simple dignity and respect" with an up-or-down vote on accommodations for his disability, rather than tying them to other changes that Democrats think could give Republicans more power.
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Read More »Enbridge offers at least $24M to settle tribe’s pipeline suit
Enbridge Energy has offered the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa at least $24 million to settle a lawsuit the tribe filed to shut down and remove the Line 5 pipeline from its reservation in northern Wisconsin.
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Read More »Evers: More health-insurance options on tap this fall
Wisconsin insurance officials say state residents will have more health-insurance options this year as open enrollment approaches.
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Read More »Foundation gives UW vet school $15M for building project
A foundation that supports University of Wisconsin-Madison research has given the college's School of Veterinary Medicine a $15 million gift to jump-start renovations and new construction.
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