Could 3M lose its spot in the prestigious Dow Jones index?For nearly 50 years, the successes and failures of 3M have been part of an exclusive report card for the entire American economy. May 07, 2023
Proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would end in Illinois hits legal road bump in IowaNavigator’s planned pipeline would cut through five states — Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota — and carry carbon dioxide from ethanol and fertilizer processors to a site in Illinois. May 04, 2023
Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuitA Wisconsin judge was set to hear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging the state’s 174-year-old abortion ban. May 04, 2023
Ex-Indiana schools chief Jennifer McCormick enters governor’s raceJennifer McCormick is the only publicly active potential Democratic candidate for the 2024 race to replace Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb. May 04, 2023
BNSF tracks back in service after Wisconsin derailmentThe derailment came almost three months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Officials there decided to release and burn toxic vinyl chloride from five tanker cars to prevent a possible catastrophic explosion. May 03, 2023
Hospital can’t be forced to give ivermectin to COVID patients, Wisconsin Supreme Court rulesThe panel ruled 6-1 in favor of Aurora Health Care, with three liberals and three conservatives in support and only conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley dissenting. May 02, 2023
Indiana teacher charged after sending student 600 textsPolice said that the student quit responding to the teacher’s messages, but she kept sending him vulgar jokes anyway. She also allegedly showed up at one of his baseball games after he blocked her number, according to court documents. May 02, 2023
Wisconsin Republicans to kill legalized pot and Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairsLegalizing marijuana, paying for renovations at the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium and creating a paid family leave program are among the items that the Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee plans to kill. May 02, 2023
Mississippi River crests at Davenport, Iowa testing barriers for flooding The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois on Monday as it crests in the area. May 01, 2023
Bill would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol in WisconsinFourteen-year-olds in Wisconsin could serve alcohol to seated customers in bars and restaurants under a bill circulated for cosponsors Monday by a pair of Republican state lawmakers. May 01, 2023
President Joe Biden commutes sentences of 31 convicted of drug crimesMany would have gotten a lower sentence if they were charged today with the same offense because of changes in the laws. A commuted sentence means they’ll spend less time in home confinement. May 01, 2023
Midwestern hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law, investigation findsTwo hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. May 01, 2023
BNSF train derails in Wisconsin, sending 2 cars into the Mississippi RiverA freight train derailed along the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin, possibly injuring one crew member and sending two cars into the water. April 28, 2023
Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations and sandbaggingA small number of people had to leave their homes in Wisconsin as the river kept rising. April 27, 2023
Former head of Michigan marijuana panel pleads guilty to briberyThe former head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board pleaded guilty to bribery Tuesday, acknowledging he accepted at least $110,000 in exchange for approving applications for the lucrative business. April 25, 2023
Man tried to firebomb Ohio church to stop drag show, prosecutors sayAn eastern Ohio man told investigators that he tried to burn down an Ohio church because he wanted to prevent a drag show that was scheduled to take place there, federal prosecutors allege in newly unsealed charges. April 25, 2023
Tornadoes kill 2 in Oklahoma with new storms possible Thursday in central USStrong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least two people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power. April 20, 2023
Microsoft to open data center in southeastern WisconsinThe Racine County Board of Supervisors voted 18-1 on Tuesday to approve the software and internet services company’s $1 billion project on 315 acres of land in Mount Pleasant. April 19, 2023
Evacuation order lifted in area near Indiana plastics fire in RichmondAuthorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near a plastics fire in Richmond. April 17, 2023
Home where Martin Luther King Jr. planned Selma march moving to MichiganStarting this year, the Jackson House will be dismantled piece-by-piece and trucked the more than 800 miles north to Dearborn, Michigan, where it will eventually be open to the public as part of the history museum. The project is expected to take up to three years. April 17, 2023