Fraud Case in Minnesota Stirs New Legal Ripples Years Later
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers are considering changing the rules on money that may be recovered for victims of businessman Tom Petters' $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme. Minnesota…
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Chipotle Investigating Data Breach After Unauthorized Activity in Payment System
NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle saw a key sales figure rise more than expected as it works to regain customers' trust after a series of food scares, but may have lost at least a little ground again in disclosing a…
Polaris Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The families of two Arizona women who died last year in Utah when their ATVs caught fire after tipping over have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that made the vehicle: Polaris Industries.…
Frito Lay Issues Recall Due to Salmonella Risks
Frito Lay announced a voluntary recall of select Jalapeno Flavored Lay's Kettle Cooked potato chips and Jalapeno Flavored Miss Vickie's Kettle Cooked Potato Chips due to the potential presence of Salmonella in the seasoning. This action is a direct result…
Trump, Walker Discuss Wisconsin Dairy Dispute
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Scott Walker says he spoke with President Donald Trump about the nearly 40 Wisconsin dairy farmers desperately seeking help after being dropped by their milk buyer following a Canadian policy change. Walker told Trump on…
Missing Level 3 Sex Offender from Minnesota Found in California
MINNESOTA - Level III Predatory Offender, Michael James Costa was taken into custody in California over the weekend after he was no longer compliant with the conditions of his release, mid-April. Costa had been…
Wisconsin Dairy Farms Face Closure Due to Canadian Policies
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) - A cheese factory in central Wisconsin is offering a lifeline to a handful of dairy farms threatened by Canada's milk pricing policies that may force other farms to close. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Mullins…
Researchers Find Unique U.S. Declaration of Independence Copy in England
LONDON (AP) — A unique copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence has been discovered in an unexpected place - England. The copy, similar to the one viewed by millions each year at the National Archives in Washington has been…
First Battalion Aviation Unit Deploys to the Middle East
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Dozens of Wisconsin National Guard members from the First Battalion's 147th Aviation unit are being sent to the Middle East until January. Hundreds of friends and family members attended a special send-off ceremony at Madison College…
Report: Voyageurs Visitors Add Over $24 Million to Local Economies
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - A new report from the National Park Service estimates the local economic impact of visitors to Voyageurs National Park to be around $24 million in 2016. The report states that 241,911 people visited the park in 2016…
3 Paris Officers Shot, 1 Fatally, in Champs-Elysees Attack
PARIS (AP) — An attacker with an automatic weapon opened fire on police in Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees shopping district Thursday night, killing one officer and seriously wounding two others before police shot and killed…
Secret Service Limits Sidewalk Access South of White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Secret Service says it is restricting public access to a sidewalk south of the White House to make it harder for people to get onto the grounds. The agency says restrictions will help officers respond…
Bill O'Reilly Out at Fox News After Sex Harassment Allegations
Fox News Channel announced Wednesday that host Bill O'Reilly will not be returning to the network. Fox News parent 21st Century Fox said in a statement that "after a thorough and careful review of allegations against him, the Company and…
Gun theft fugitive caught in southwest Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE - Sheriff's officials say a man suspected of stealing firearms from a gun store and sending President Donald Trump an anti-government manifesto has been arrested in southwestern Wisconsin. The Rock County Sheriff's Office says 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski was captured…
San Bernardino School Closed Following Murder-Suicide
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Students dove under desks when a man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old…
