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Wild weather kills 3 children in Michigan

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A tree fell on a van in Michigan, killing three children, during a fierce weekend storm that swept the region and contributed to the death of an 84-year-old man in an Amish buggy in Indiana, authorities said Monday. Meanwhile, more potentially dangerous weather rolled ...

Underly wins reelection over GOP-backed rival in Wisconsin school race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voted Tuesday for Jill Underly to remain as the state's top education official during President Donald Trump's second term, choosing the Democratic-backed incumbent over a Republican-supported critic. Wisconsin voters also decided to enshrine the state's voter ...

Court may side with Catholic Charities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court. In a case that could have wide-ranging effects, the justices suggested the ...

Michigan, Wisconsin eye license fee increases for hunting and fishing

After more than a decade without increases, lawmakers in both Michigan and Wisconsin are being asked to raise fees for resident hunting and fishing licenses. In Michigan, where fees haven’t increased since 2014, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed budget increases the cost of a combined ...

Wisconsin judge won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge today declined to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters in the state at a planned rally days before the closely contested Supreme Court election. The state attorney general, who argues that the offer violates the ...