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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials say they're taking steps to create a human vaccine for the bird flu virus that's affected the Midwest poultry industry, though they still consider the dang…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a vaccine to counter a deadly strain of bird flu, as losses to poultry producers mount.

THE IRON RANGE — Every year, Doug Ellis sells hundreds of pairs of expensive steel-toed boots to miners, and a lot of hunting rifles.

The clan of grandsons I call my Four Horsemen are Floridians who have seen little snow and ice, except in movies and pictures from relatives Up North.

Western Technical College was one of five educational institutions honored by Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers for winning a 2015 Green Ribbon Schools award from the U.S. Department o…

Volunteers are invited to help local archaeologists as they survey local fields to find unreported archaeological sites.

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More local children will be able to benefit from child abuse prevention services in due to a $7,000 donation from Dahl Subaru and Subaru of America as part of its “Share the Love” event.

The local jobless rate dropped 0.1 percentage point in March as the labor force shrank slightly and jobs held steady.

The local jobless rate dropped 0.1 percentage point in March as the labor force shrank slightly and jobs held steady.

An upgraded 17-mile, 69,000-volt electrical transmission line between Tomah and Sparta began operating Monday.

In response to the VA overmedication scandal in Tomah, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has introduced a bill that would require federal watchdog agencies to submit all reports on their work to Congress.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Flags are flying at half-staff at state buildings and military installations to honor a Wisconsin Air National Guard member who died in a fatal fall in Japan.

A bird flu that’s deadly to poultry was confirmed to have been found in a northern Chippewa County farm Tuesday, county officials said.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — The results of the referendum that decides the fate of the Black River Falls Police Department didn’t change after a recount, so the city will keep its local force.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — The man convicted of soliciting a former employee to burn down a historic Jackson County restaurant was found guilty of theft and income tax charges last week.

Two Gundersen Health System employees will join the likes of the inventor of the Fosbury flop, the co-founder of Twitter and the driving force behind Wikipedia when they accept an award Friday…

MADISON — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley is breaking with her colleagues on the state’s highest court and will serve as her own attorney in defense of a lawsuit brought by C…

MADISON — Republicans who control the state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate Wisconsin’s decades-old 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases, brushing aside Democrats’ co…

MADISON — Spot a dead deer on the side of the road? Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t want the state Department of Natural Resources paying to clean it up.