Новости за 06.02.2016

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say a bystander was shot and wounded during an argument at a downtown restaurant.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — St. Cloud police have identified the body of a 39-year-old man found on the bank of the Mississippi River.

ONALASKA — Anita Bloom, 78, of Onalaska died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Hawaii. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson F…

Marie F. Rodenberg, 95, of La Crosse passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Tarantula barrettes, the BB-8 droid from "Star Wars" and reproductions of works such as M. C. Escher's "Drawing Hands" are all part of Amarama Vercnocke's sculpting repertoire.

PHOENIX (AP) — Pitcher Jesse Chavez defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in salary arbitration, improving players to 3-0 this year in cases that went to hearings.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A man who was found not guilty of his wife's death by reason of mental insanity will not get her pension under a judge's ruling.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has placed a deputy on administrative duty after learning the deputy is under federal investigation.

TOWN OF RUSHFORD, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man is dead after he apparently was hit by a vehicle in east-central Wisconsin.

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — A father and son from Austin have died in a head-on crash in Steele County.

Never mind the prospect of a woman in the White House. Last week saw what some are calling the most important feminist development of our time: Mattel’s release of “Curvy Barbie,” a doll whose…

MADRID (AP) — An explosion at a biodiesel plant has killed two workers and left one survivor seriously injured, Spanish emergency services said Saturday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has allowed three district attorneys to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a closed, secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's c…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese government says it has agreed to buy 50 percent of the country's carrier TAP Air Portugal for 1.9 million euros ($2.1 million).

Hockey and Toronto are synonymous, with the sport's Hall of Fame being housed there and the Maple Leafs being one of the NHL's "Original Six" franchises. And sports like baseball, rugby, yacht…

One of two men charged in a Jackson County arson case will serve a year and a half in prison.

BLACK RIVER FALLS — One of two men charged in a Jackson County arson case will serve a year-and-a-half in prison.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — App developers have launched a series of uniquely African emojis of characters dressed in colorful traditional attire using popular local expressions and gestures.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Fans of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders are wearing their support for him on their sleeves — and on their rib cages, calves, necks and backs.

A Sparta mother who was accused of leaving her children in a car on a hot day to buy alcohol was sentenced to probation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020. But the request is…

This month, students in 19 area elementary schools will see locally grown beets on the school menu as part of the Coulee Region Farm2School program. This program helps connect local farmers wi…

The Kids from Wisconsin will be holding auditions for their 48th season Feb. 26-28 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Rapids, Monona and Milwaukee.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, D.C.-based progressive think tank, argued in a report published this week that startups and young, fast-growing companies are responsi…