PSC approves plan to replace coal with dead trees, logging residue at Wis. power plant
Wis. PSC approves utility’s biomass plan WAUSAU, Wis. — A northern Wisconsin utility’s latest plan to replace coal with logging waste and dead trees as its primary fuel to generate electricity has been approved by the state Public Service Commission. Wis. group asks USDA to investigate Target’s organic soy milk advertisementWAUSAU, Wis. — A farm policy group Tuesday asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to investigate whether giant retailer Target Corp. misled consumers by claiming some soy milk it sold was organic. Chicago mobster Al Capone’s northern Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 million to bankWAUSAU, Wis. — The one-time gangster’s house is built of stone with 18-inch thick walls and protected with guard towers, just in case G-men or goons with machine guns inside violin cases come calling. Wis. parents who prayed instead of seeking medical care for dying daughter get probation, jailWAUSAU, Wis. — A judge has sentenced a Wisconsin couple to 10 years probation and 30 days a year in jail for the next six years for praying instead of seeking medical care for their dying 11-year-old daughter. Drought is fueling more smelly and dog-killing blue-green algae in parts of Upper MidwestWAUSAU, Wis. — Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly blue-green algae that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened people. Auction set for Chicago mobster Al Capone’s sprawling Wis. hideout, stone house, guard towersWAUSAU, Wis. — The buyer of a scenic property in northern Wisconsin will get more than just its bar and restaurant: They’ll have a former hideout of Chicago mobster Al Capone. 4 Wisconsin women accused of tying up, gluing married at center of alleged lovers’ quadrangleWAUSAU, Wis. — A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents. Man flying US flag upside down in protest says police wrongly seized it July 4WAUSAU, Wis. — An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property. Wisconsin tart cherry crop bounces back after near total loss; US production up 30 percentWAUSAU, Wis. — What a difference a year makes for growing cherries. Authorities say woman found dead in Wisconsin home with 2 kids was leaving children’s fatherWAUSAU, Wis. — Investigators say a Wisconsin woman found dead with two of her children was ending a relationship with the children’s father. |