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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) -- As hard as it may be to imagine the nearly ice-covered Great Lakes as a Caribbean-like cruise ship destination, that's just what they'll be when summer comes to the world's largest fresh water system.Great Lakes Cruise Co. says it will begin offering itineraries between Montreal and Chicago in July on the M.S. Saint Laurent. The company's website describes the ship as a "4-star, intimate and charming ocean-going coastal vessel."The ship has 105 staterooms, cons...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia man whose body was left in a state crime lab after a mix-up has finally been buried in Augusta.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is criticizing Wisconsin Republican lawmakers for putting a right-to-work bill on a fast track.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels urges Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries.

The fight over union rights returns to Wisconsin this week.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin says he doesn't know whether President Barack Obama loves America.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to stop security coordination with Israel if the country continues to withhold millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenue.

The No. 5 UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team is the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season champions after beating UW-Superior Saturday 7-0. 

Sergio Bonaldi of Italy won the 42nd American Birkebeiner for the men and Holly Brooks from Anchorage, Alaska won the women's race. They had both won the 51-kilometer main race from Cable to Hayward before: Bonaldi in 2013 and Brooks in 2012. 

First place champions and a link to full results from Saturday's individual wrestling sectionals.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) -- More than 100 women poured into a building at the University of Wisconsin - Marshfield/Wood County campus Saturday for the first ever Women's Health and Wellness Day.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) -- Hundreds of people got outside at RiverEdge Golf Course in Marshfield to compete in the 2nd annual WinterFest.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police say an officer shot and injured an 18-year-old man who pointed a gun at him.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- The sturgeon spearing season has ended, with more than 2,100 fish harvested.

UNDATED (AP) -- The latest in an unending parade of winter storms has arrived on the East Coast, dropping a wintry mix as far south as northern Georgia and potentially causing more headaches for weather-weary New England.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minneapolis police have arrested someone in the targeted attack of a police officer that left him with a gunshot wound.

Frank Kaminsky scored 21 points, Bronson Koenig added a career-high 17 and No. 5 Wisconsin beat Minnesota 63-53 Saturday for its 10th straight win.

MADRID, Iowa (AP) -- Demand for goat milk and other dairy products has steadily increased in the U.S. in recent years largely because of growing interest in artisan cheeses and populations accustomed to goat products.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin says he doesn't know whether President Barack Obama loves America.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin AFL-CIO plans rallies Tuesday and Wednesday in Madison to protest a bill that would make Wisconsin a right-to-work state.