MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A state appeals court says workers can collect unemployment benefits even if they're fired for missing their shifts, depending on the situation. The case stems form the Mequon Jewish Campus decision to fire nurse Valarie Beres…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - U.S. Senator Al Franken has turned over nearly $41,000 of campaign contributions from a Boston law firm being investigated for improper donations. The Federal Election Commission and federal prosecutors are investigating Thornton Law Firm for…
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department wants to dismiss its appeal of a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's initial travel ban. The motion filed Tuesday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes one…
DULUTH, Minn.-Zack Filipovich and Barb Russ will both be running for re-election for at-large seats on the Duluth City Council. Filipovich will have a kick-off party at 5 p.m. March 19 at…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill long sought by parents of children who suffer from seizures. The state Assembly voted 98-0 Tuesday to legalize possession of CBD oil, a marijuana extract used to treat seizures.…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state treasurer position would no longer exist under a constitutional amendment approved by the Wisconsin state Senate. The Senate passed the amendment on an 18-15 vote Tuesday. The Assembly is scheduled to vote on the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - It's official, come July, Minnesotans can begin buying liquor on Sundays. Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill on Tuesday repealing the decades-old ban.…
PROCTOR, Minn. - Last month, the Proctor City Council voted 3-2 to not extend the contract of police chief Walter Wobig. Tonight, dozens of Proctor residents came to the city council…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota officials' efforts to upgrade driver's licenses so they pass muster for domestic flights have hit a snag. The state Senate defeated a bill Monday to put Minnesota in compliance with federal Real ID law.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that temporarily halts entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations, who are seeking new visas and suspends the country's refugee program. That's according to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) A rally in support of President Donald Trump has drawn hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters to the Minnesota State Capitol. The rally was one of several ``March 4 Trump'' demonstrations planned nationwide Saturday to support Trump.…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will spend one more day at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. Dayton is expected to return to the governor's residence Sunday. Spokesman Linden Zakula says Saturday that…
DULUTH, Minn. - Representative Rick Nolan was back in Duluth today. This time, talking health care. The congressman and medical professionals were part of a panel discussion sponsored by the United Way.…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican lawmakers want to prohibit University of Wisconsin employees from performing abortions or providing services at facilities where abortions are performed other than hospitals. Representative André Jacque and Senator Chris Kapenga are circulating a bill targeting…
BROWNSVILLE, Wis. (AP) - A Dodge County construction company is the lone Wisconsin firm bidding on the federal government's call for designing and building a wall along the U.S. Mexico border. The Fond du Lac Reporter reports that Brownsville-based Michels…
