Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic storySearchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end, Ironton, a freight schooner that plunged to the bottom of Lake Huron in 1894. March 01, 2023
Tornadoes and winds tear through Southern Plains as Michigan recovers from ice storm; Northeast to see snowParts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice storm. February 27, 2023
Republicans will hold first presidential debate in MilwaukeeThe Republican National Committee will hold its first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, which is also the site of the Republican National Convention in 2024. February 24, 2023
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tony Earl has died at age 86Tony Earl, a Democrat who served one term as Wisconsin’s governor in the 1980s and later bemoaned the increasing partisanship in politics, has died. He was 86. February 23, 2023
Trump-backed state lawmaker loses Wisconsin primaryA Republican lawmaker endorsed by former President Trump was defeated by a fellow state legislator in a three-way GOP primary for an open state Senate seat representing Milwaukee’s northern suburbs. February 22, 2023
Liberal judge advances in race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Liberal Milwaukee judge Janet Protasiewicz advanced in Tuesday’s pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court primary, securing one of two spots for the April general election that will determine majority control. February 22, 2023
Michigan State students return to class after mass shooting that left 3 dead Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday as the university resumed normal operations, one week after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others. February 20, 2023
Rebecca Blank, former University of Wisconsin chancellor and Northwestern economics professor, dies at 67Rebecca Blank, an economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer. She was 67. February 20, 2023
White House defends response to toxic train derailmentThe Biden administration on Friday defended its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. February 17, 2023
Tank plant in small Ohio city playing big role in Ukraine warThousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role in the effort to arm Ukraine as it fends off the Russian invasion. February 17, 2023
Head of the EPA visits Ohio train derailment site as residents demand info on toxic chemicalsThe head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses. February 16, 2023
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants to give Milwaukee Brewers nearly $300 million to repair stadiumDemocratic Gov. Tony Evers wants to hand the Milwaukee Brewers nearly $300 million from Wisconsin’s budget surplus to enact repairs and renovations at American Family Field. February 15, 2023
Missouri judge vacates conviction of man imprisoned nearly 3 decadesA Missouri judge overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn’t commit. February 15, 2023
Michigan State alerts urge students to ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ as gunfire erupts; ‘I just ran for my life’The terror felt by thousands of Michigan State students was evident in texts to parents, posts on social media and in 911 calls — as some feared that the police coming to rescue them were actually the shooter. February 14, 2023
Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State The gunman who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University was a 43-year-old with a previous gun violation who fatally shot himself after an hourslong manhunt. February 14, 2023
$50M shrine to honor first US Catholic martyrThe birth of Stanley Francis Rother was by all accounts ordinary, aside from the weather. The Catholic farm boy came into the world during an Oklahoma dust storm. February 14, 2023
Former Michigan State basketball star pleads guilty in murder caseA former Michigan State University basketball star pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal 2021 shooting of a Detroit man. February 13, 2023
Ohio train derailment prompts West Virginia water utility to take precautionsA West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic plume in Ohio. February 13, 2023
Prosecutors won’t charge Wisconsin ex-senator in fatal crashProsecutors have decided not to charge a former Wisconsin state senator who was involved in a car crash that left a Pennsylvania woman and her 5-year-old daughter dead. February 10, 2023
Air near Ohio derailment safe for residents to return homeEvacuated residents can return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line now that monitors show no dangerous levels in the air, authorities said Wednesday.. February 09, 2023