Conflicts & Disasters
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Dozens of Wisconsin National Guard soldiers deployed overseas as part of mission to defeat ISIS
Their mission is to support Operation Inherent Resolve, a joint military task force to reduce the threat of the Islamic State terrorist group, better known as ISIS.
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Federal wildlife regulators deny petitions to reduce or remove protections for wolves
Federal wildlife regulators have denied petitions submitted by hunting groups that sought to remove or reduce protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and West Coast states.
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New Orleans deadly truck attack brings rush of memories to Waukesha
“This hit home and is very hard as we have and share a special connection with many people, dance groups and the entire New Orleans community,” said Jean Knutson, co-leader of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.
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Town of Greenbush will not repair broken tornado warning siren
Repairing a broken tornado warning siren would cost too much for the Town of Greenbush, said the town board’s chair.
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Author gathers World War II letters from one young Wisconsin soldier into new book
“World War II Dispatches to Madison: Letters Home From an Army Air Corps Soldier” chronicles Bob’s time in Europe as a radio mechanic from January 1943 to September 1945.
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Body of missing 7-year-old boy recovered from West Twin River
A missing 7-year-old Two Rivers boy was found dead Sunday after an overnight search. The Two Rivers Police Department released a statement confirming they had recovered the body of Jacob […]
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USS Beloit to be commissioned in Milwaukee Saturday
The ship is the fifteenth to be delivered to the Navy by the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette.
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Remembering Wisconsin’s ‘Red Arrow’ soldiers
One of the most active and effective combat units in the Pacific Theater during World War II had origins right here in the state of Wisconsin.
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US Army veteran says equine therapy center in Wisconsin saved his life
Trinity Equestrian Center in Eau Claire offers equine therapy to veterans — for free. One man who served in the U.S. Army for 29 years says the center saved his life.
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New documentary features lives of volunteer firefighters in small Wisconsin city
A Cornell native turned filmmaker paid tribute to a small fire department in a new documentary titled “The Best of Us.” Of the 809 fire departments across Wisconsin, more than 75 percent are predominantly run by volunteers.