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Byline: TODD RICHMOND Associated Press

16 Feb

Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago

published on February 16, 2026 - 2:19 PM

Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th

21 Jan

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area

published on January 21, 2026 - 2:25 PM

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing

22 Dec

Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegations

published on December 22, 2025 - 2:40 PM

Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly

07 Nov

House cleaner shot to death on front porch after going to wrong house in Indianapolis suburb

published on November 7, 2025 - 2:27 PM

Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman working as a

30 Sep

Ernie Stevens Jr., chair of the Indian Gaming Association and Oneida Nation leader, has died

published on September 30, 2025 - 2:22 PM

Ernie “Big Cat” Stevens Jr., a driving force behind the expansion of Native American gaming for more than two decades,

18 Feb

Wisconsin Republicans propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations

published on February 18, 2025 - 1:39 PM

People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax break to move to

03 Feb

Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low

published on February 3, 2025 - 2:41 PM

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in

10 Dec

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

published on December 10, 2024 - 2:38 PM

U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists

14 Nov

Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation

published on November 14, 2024 - 2:45 PM

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline

15 Aug

Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline

published on August 15, 2024 - 2:59 PM

A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin

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