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Bill Would Make Animal Sex in Wisconsin a Felony

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - It would be a felony to have sex with an animal in Wisconsin under a bill circulating in the Legislature. Under current law, having sex with an animal is a misdemeanor. Republican state Rep. Andrew Jacque,…

Trump's Health Subsidy Shutdown Could Lead to Free Insurance

WASHINGTON (AP) - If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major "Obamacare" health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage available to more people, and making upper-tier plans more affordable. The unexpected…

Wisconsin Prison Head Says More Space Needed

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The head of Wisconsin's prison system is telling lawmakers that additional capacity is needed to deal with an aging and growing inmate population. Department of Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher tells a Senate committee Thursday that since…

Crews Continue to Battle California Wildfires

A set of salvaged china that Karen Curzon, background center, inherited from her grandmother lie on the foundation ofher home that was destroyed by a wildfire in the Coffey Park neighborhood Sun., Oct. 15 in Santa…

North Dakota Senator Introduces Savanna's Act

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Federal legislation aimed at protecting Native American women and girls from violence, abduction, and human trafficking is named for Savanna Greywind, the pregnant Fargo woman who was murdered and her baby taken. U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp introduced…

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