SAULT STE. MARIE — The Great Lakes will see some earlier shipping activity this year as the Soo Locks will open earlier than normal when the Poe Lock opens for the season at 8 a.m. Eastern time today. Normally, the Soo Locks close for the winter months on Jan. 15 and open March 25 for ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters began casting ballots Tuesday in a state Supreme Court election that has become a proxy for the nation's political battles while attracting a massive amount of spending, led by groups affiliated with Elon Musk and other billionaires. Voters at the polls ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay was recently named a “Research College and University” by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, one of 216 institutions nationwide to be honored with the designation. Of the six Wisconsin institutions ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court has gotten most of the attention leading up to the April 1 election. But it is not the only issue voters will decide when early voting begins Tuesday. Also on the ballot is a race for the battleground state’s top ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he'll do that working with Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to members of Congress on Thursday. DOGE will ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse the lakes. Built to break speed records, the ...