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May 18, 2025 at 3:17 pm

Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and...

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May 16, 2025 at 2:52 pm

Angler fishing in Lake Michigan fog discovers remains of abandoned tugboat J.C. Ames

A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat in Lake Michigan.

May 16, 2025 at 8:03 am

Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man dodge immigration agents seeks donations for attorneys

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man illegally evade immigration agents is seeking donations to fund her defense.

May 14, 2025 at 9:05 pm

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents VIEW

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade federal immigration agents has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

May 14, 2025 at 11:20 am

Wisconsin judge argues prosecutors can’t charge her with helping a man evade immigration agents

A Wisconsin judge charged with helping a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents trying to detain him at her courthouse...

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May 13, 2025 at 4:00 pm

Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan is indicted on accusations she helped a man evade immigration agents

A federal grand jury has indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.

May 12, 2025 at 10:42 am

Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishing industry may get a reprieve from the great carp invasion after all

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

May 9, 2025 at 12:14 pm

Bail for Wisconsin school shooter’s father facing 3 felonies set at $20K

A court commissioner has set a $20,000 bail for the father of a Wisconsin school shooter charged with allowing her access to guns.

May 8, 2025 at 10:18 am

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

The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting has been charged with felonies in connection...

May 1, 2025 at 10:05 am

Mother of dead inmate sues troubled Wisconsin prison where 7 have died since 2023

The mother of an inmate who died of dehydration and malnutrition at one of Wisconsin's maximum security prisons last year has filed a federal lawsuit...