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Trump Discusses Health Insurance in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is again highlighting the stories of people whose healthcare premiums have skyrocketed as he tries to push a GOP replacement plan. Trump met with what the White House has been referring to as "victims"…

Sessions Denies 'False and Scurrilous Allegations'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions heatedly denied on Tuesday that he had any undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador or conversions with Russian officials about the U.S. elections. He vowed…

Trump to Tout Apprenticeships as a Way to Fill Jobs Gap

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will be touring a technical school in Wisconsin Tuesday as part of his push to boost jobs by increasing apprenticeships. Trump says the learn-and-earn arrangements are going to be "a big, big factor" in…

Duluth Council OKs Path For Kwik Trip Near Proctor

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Council voted Monday night to rezone property near Proctor from residential to mixed-use, which allows a Kwik Trip development to move forward. The vote came down to a 5-3 vote with councilors Joel Sipress,…

Another US Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Travel Ban Blocked

SEATTLE (AP) - Another federal appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Donald Trump's revised travel ban. The ruling Monday from a unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals deals the administration another legal defeat…

Trump to Nominate Christopher Wray to be FBI Director

WASHINGTON (FOX NEWS) - President Trump on Wednesday said he intends to nominate former assistant attorney general Christopher Wray to be the next FBI director. Wray, currently a litigation partner at King & Spalding, would replace Acting FBI Director Andrew…

Vacant Superior Council Seat Goes To Elm

Superior, Wis. After more than a month of emotions, anger and frustrations the Superior City Council has turned a new chapter involving the open council seat Graham Garfield resigned from.…

White House: Trump Won't Seek to Block Comey Testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will not assert executive privilege to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House said Monday, setting the stage for a dramatic public airing of the former top…

Walker to Keep Pressure Up on Lawmakers over Road Funding

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Scott Walker is keeping up the pressure on fellow Republicans to find a road-funding solution. Walker scheduled a news conference Monday alongside the ongoing work on the Highway 151/Verona Road reconstruction on the southwest side…

Rep. Nolan Not Running for Governor

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan says he won't run for governor in 2018. Nolan had been mulling running for the state's highest office for months. Fellow Congressman Rep. Tim Walz already launched a campaign alongside many other Democrats.…

Wisconsin Republicans Propose Gun Classes in Public Schools

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A group of Republican legislators are circulating a bill that would create gun safety classes for high school students. Under the bill, the state superintendent would have to work with the Department of Natural Resources or…