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Electric vehicle charging port installed on UW-Green Bay campus

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thanks to a charitable donation from an alumnus, there is a new place to charge electric vehicles as two ChargePoint stations will be installed on the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus. The newly built Cort Condon Hall has the first charger in place and a second ...

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, a new study shows. Veterinary experts said the report, published Thursday by the U.S. ...

Funeral for two Detroit kids who died in cold van

DETROIT (AP) — A group has stepped forward to provide a home for surviving family members of two Detroit children who died in a cold van in a casino parking garage, an official said. A funeral was held Thursday for Darnell Currie Jr., 9, and A'millah Currie, 2, who were among five children ...

Ready, set, soar! World-class field arrives for Continental Cup tourney

IRON MOUNTAIN — Pine Mountain’s record-holders are back. Austria’s Clemens Aigner and Jonas Schuster, along with Markus Eisenbichler of Germany, can all lay claim to the best rides in Giant Pine’s storied history. They’re among a field of 44 jumpers from 10 nations who’ll ...

UP doctor accused of abuse

MARQUETTE — A Marquette area doctor and his wife were arrested Tuesday for allegedly abusing their 10-year-old son. Marquette County sheriff’s deputies responded to a Marquette Township residence on Monday following allegations of child abuse reported by Child Protective Services. ...

Plea entered in traffic death

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Kingsford man accused of driving recklessly and causing the death of an 84-year-old woman last March was in court for a plea hearing Tuesday. Dylan Edward Tirschel, 21, has pleaded no contest in Dickinson County Circuit Court to the felony charge of reckless driving ...