Wisconsin

Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire

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A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...

Black community has new option for health care: the church

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MILWAUKEE — Every Sunday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. praises the Lord before his congregation. But since last fall...

Protests continue at Minnesota Line 3 oil pipeline project

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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline project in northwestern Minnesota continued their protests this week by...

Former NFL player, Wisconsin star is accused of assault

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DULUTH, Minn. — A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl. ...

Illinois chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuations

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ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black...

GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy

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DES MOINES, Iowa — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two...

Small Minneapolis event eyes Klobuchar to help stop Line 3

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MINNEAPOLIS — About 100 people gathered at a Minneapolis park Thursday before marching to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to promote shutting down reconstruction...

Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color

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MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...

Former Wisconsin teacher to plead guilty to filming students

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MADISON, Wis. — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips in Wisconsin and Minnesota has reached...

EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

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As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging...