MINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Primary election day statewide
Pierce County HeraldST. PAUL -- This is Primary Election Day in Minnesota and there a few contested statewide races this year. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie reminds voters you can only...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Vote in today's state primary election
Pierce County HeraldIt's primary election day in Wisconsin. The statewide contests have not generated much excitement, and officials predict a 15-percent voter turnout. The biggest item on the ballot...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: First court appearance for accused Mendota Heights...
Pierce County HeraldThe man accused of killing a Mendota Heights police officer two weeks ago made his first court appearance this afternoon. Thirty-nine-year-old Brian Fitch Sr. is facing 12 charges,...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Wanted ex-cult leader located in Washington state
Pierce County HeraldABERDEEN, Wash. - Police say a cult leader charged with raping underage girls in Pine County has been spotted in Washington state. A nationwide manhunt is under way...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Driver dies in fiery crash near Waukesha
Pierce County HeraldWAUKESHA - An SUV driver has died in a fiery crash near Waukesha. Sheriff's deputies were called to a town road late last night, where they found the vehicle engulfed...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Visitation today for man shot by ex-partner at gas...
Pierce County HeraldMASON CITY, Iowa - Visitation is this afternoon (Fri 5-8pm) in Mason City, Iowa for the Boston Scientific lawyer killed by his former partner Monday at a gas station in...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Wisconsin hikers rescued from Alaska wilderness
Pierce County HeraldANCHORAGE, Alas. - Three hikers, including at least two from Wisconsin, were rescued while on a pilgrimage to a famous abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness. Forty-five year old...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: First court appearance for man accused of murdering...
Pierce County HeraldHASTINGS - The man accused of killing Mendota Heights Police Officer Scott Patrick makes his first court appearance this afternoon in Dakota County. The initial hearing for...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Zelich makes first appearance in court
Pierce County HeraldKENOSHA - Former West Allis police officer Steven Zelich waived his preliminary hearing today in one of two homicide cases he's facing in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The 52-year-old...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Residential property values rise in Wisconsin
Pierce County HeraldThe value of residential property in Wisconsin rose by two-and-a-half-percent last year, ending a five-year stretch of losses dating back to the national housing market collapse....
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Duluth firefighters battle big blaze in unoccupied...
Pierce County HeraldDULUTH -- Over two dozen firefighters from five fire stations battled a fire just after midnight in an unoccupied building in Duluth. Fire was active on the first and...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Milwaukee man charged with threatening Governor's son
Pierce County HeraldMILWAUKEE - Milwaukee man charged with threatening one of Governor Scott Walker's sons could find out next week when his trial date will be. Thirty-one Robert Peffer has pleaded...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Researchers say pig virus could be spread through...
Pierce County HeraldResearchers believe Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus could be passed along through animal feed. As of last month nearly 1,300 pigs in Minnesota had been diagnosed with PEDv, and...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Cost of new Madison-to-La Crosse powerline over a...
Pierce County HeraldLA CROSSE - A proposed new electric transmission line between Madison and La Crosse would cost $540-to-$580 million. That's according to a draft environmental assessment released...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Former MU grad killed by ISIS
Pierce County HeraldMILWAUKEE - Islamic terrorists in Iraq released a video yesterday which appeared to show the beheading of Marquette University graduate and journalist James Foley. An al-Qaida...
View ArticleMINNESOTA NEWS ROUND-UP: Arson found to be cause of fire at historic Duluth...
Pierce County HeraldDULUTH - Officials are stepping up security, particularly after-hours, at the historic Glensheen mansion in Duluth after investigators determined a fire early Monday morning at a...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Pres. Obama denounces MU grad Foley's death by...
Pierce County HeraldWASHINGTON D.C. - President Obama said today the entire world is appalled by the terrorist execution of Marquette University graduate and freelance journalist James Foley. The...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: State confirms first case of human West Nile Virus
Pierce County HeraldWisconsin has confirmed its first human case of the West Nile virus for this summer. State health officials said yesterday the mosquito-borne virus infected a resident of Ashland...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Walker denies soliciting donation from Gogebic
Pierce County HeraldMADISON - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he had no role in soliciting donations to an important conservative group which supported him during the 2012 recall effort. Walker...
View ArticleWISCONSIN NEWS ROUND-UP: Storms knock-out power, do damage across the state
Pierce County HeraldAnother round of heavy thunderstorms went through Wisconsin this morning. As of seven o'clock, about 14,000 electric customers were in the dark statewide. About half of those are...
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