A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school before classes resumed on the first day after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others Thursday as students barricaded in offices, ducked into classrooms and fled in panic.

Illinois communities McDonough, Pingree Grove, Urbana and Warrenville are seeking a second census count.

Someone in Michigan won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year’s Day since the game’s start in 1992.

The HeartMate 3 requires constant attention and care from patients, who must keep the external parts of the device dry at all times and avoid jumping and contact sports. Patients must also ensure that it always has an external source of power, which is supplied through a cord attached to the pump that exits the body through a surgical opening.

Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow says the school's governing board fired him because members were uncomfortable with him and his wife producing and appearing in pornographic videos.

Joe Gow was fired from his position as chancellor of UW-La Crosse effective immediately, the university announced Wednesday night.

Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88.

Record-breaking warm temperatures made for a rare snowless winter holiday week in much of the upper Midwest.