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Harris campaign features less talk of joy and more head-on digs at Trump as Election Day nears

Oct. 17, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Joy Olson proudly wore a “Make America Joyful Again” button Thursday as she waited in line to attend a Kamala Harris rally. But that doesn’t mean the 70-year-old retiree with the happiest of names wants the Democratic nominee to shy away from taking the heat to...

Firefighters stop blaze at western Wisconsin recycling facility after more than 20 hours

Oct. 02, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze at a western Wisconsin recycling facility after a battle that went on for more than 20 hours. The fire broke out at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside the city of La Crosse, around...

Firefighters battle blaze at Wisconsin railroad tie recycling facility

Oct. 01, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters spent all day Tuesday battling a blaze at a railroad tie recycling facility in western Wisconsin. The fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside La Crosse, multiple media outlets...

University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted to stay on as a professor

Sep. 27, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to fire a communications professor who was seeking to retain tenure after his dismissal as chancellor of one of the system's campuses for making pornographic films. Joe Gow, who had served...