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No fatalities reported in Iowa as officials plan to demolish partially collapsed building

There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said Monday.

Iowa schools to be required to notify parents if students ask to change pronouns or names

Iowa Republicans framed their action as a commonsense effort to ensure that parents can oversee what their children are learning in school and that teachers not delve into topics such as gender and sexuality.

Fuzzy falcon chicks who nest at Michigan State football stadium get tracking bands

Now that the chicks are tagged, researchers will be able to keep tabs on the birds’ eventual migration patterns and survival rate. Until then, viewers at home can follow along as the baby falcons grow up.

Green Bay-area legislators ask finance committee for $2M to support the 2025 NFL draft

Two lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee to give tourism officials $2 million to help stage the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay.

Zebra dies after running into fence post at Milwaukee zoo

Stuart was born in 2018 at a zoo in Minnesota and had been at the Milwaukee County Zoo since 2019.

Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa lawmakers looking to relax child labor laws to address worker shortages

As the federal government cracks down on child labor violations, some state lawmakers are embracing legislation to let children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations.

Man steals backhoe for 10-mile drive to Illinois airport to catch flight

A southern Illinois man has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing a backhoe to drive about 10 miles to an airport to catch a flight, authorities said.

Missouri teen accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier at park near White House

Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House.

Wisconsin estimates elk herds will grow to 500 animals

The DNR authorized the first modern-day elk hunt in 2018 after the Clam Lake herd surpassed 200 animals.

Steer on the run for weeks lassoed, captured on Michigan freeway

A rider on horseback and three people in two ATVs can be seen chasing Lester in and around fields and woods along the east side of the freeway as the state police car follows slowly behind on the shoulder.

Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

Once overwhelmingly white, the booksellers association added 46 stores last year that reported diverse ownership, among them Rooted MKE in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Black Garnet Books, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Inspectors clear Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge as safe after it was hit by crane

A crane being towed on a barge hit the main span of the Mackinac Bridge, although an official says inspectors found no significant damage to the span linking the Michigan’s lower and upper peninsulas.

Arson is the latest in a string of attacks on Minnesota mosques

A suspect was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire last week at a mosque in St. Paul, Minnesota, at least the fifth such act of vandalism in the state so far this year.

Wisconsin Republicans vote to spend $125 million to combat PFAS pollution, but not right away

Wisconsin Republicans voted to put $125 million aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals, but delayed a decision on how exactly to spend the money.

Indiana Army veteran convicted in road rage killing of Muslim man

A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran has been convicted in the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man, after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim, including yelling, “Go back to your country,” before opening fire.

Indiana court upholds life sentence for man convicted of killing, cannibalism

The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence without parole for a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body.

Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline

Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline the tribe says is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land.

Chicago’s population is declining, but it’s still the nation’s third most populous city, new census data shows

Chicago’s population as of July 1, 2022, was estimated at 2,665,039.

South Bend schools to require clear backpacks for all students, all grade levels

The South Bend Community School Corp. announced at Monday evening’s board meeting that starting in the 2023-24 school year, it will allow only clear backpacks on all campuses.

Wisconsin Republicans propose raises for prosecutors, public defenders

Starting pay for Wisconsin public defenders and assistant district attorneys would increase to $36 an hour, or about $75,000 a year, under a Republican-authored plan passed unanimously Tuesday by the Legislature’s powerful budget-writing committee.

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