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The Perseid meteor shower is peaking. Here's how and where to watch it in Wisconsin.

One of the best meteor showers is expected to have peak visibility Aug. 11-13.

 

$100,000 Powerball ticket sold in Luxemburg

It's not the jackpot, but a winner claimed $100,000, before taxes.

 

Wisconsin DOJ asks to see documents related to clergy abuse sealed in Archdiocese bankruptcy case

Wisconsin Attorney General
Josh Kaul is asking to view sealed documents from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's 2015 bankruptcy case in order to obtain information about clergy abuse.

 

Keith Kutska, last of 'Monfils Six' remaining in prison, is granted parole

Kutska, 72, will be eligible for release from prison Aug. 29. He was one of six men convicted of the murder of Tom Monfils and given a life sentence.

 

Oconto man sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for providing heroin that killed man

Jason Lipp was charged in the Aug. 2, 2020, death of a 54-year-old Oconto Falls man, who was found unconscious by his son.

 

Reporter Jelissa Burns is looking for reader suggestions as northeast Wisconsin's new food and drink reporter

Burns was previously a personal finance reporter but is shifting to focus on the food and drink scene for the Fox Valley and Green Bay areas.

 

Oshkosh police cite 'Marsy's Law' to withhold names of officers who shot suspects

Some police agencies across the country have used the voter-approved constitutional amendment that broadens victim privacy to shield officers who use force.

 

More than 11 million pounds of plastic pollutes Lake Michigan and its beaches annually. New technology is coming to the rescue.

A suite of technologies, such as an aquatic robot vacuum, is cleaning up plastic before it can embed itself into Lake Michigan.

 

Door, Kewaunee county entrepreneurs can enter 'Shark Tank'-like business pitch contest

Taking place in November, Lighthouse Launch gives potential business people the chance to win cash prizes and move on to a regional pitch contest.

 

Lottery player wins $50,000 in Monday Powerball drawing with a ticket from an Appleton Kwik Trip

The Powerball jackpot is climbing again, with an estimated $170 million available for the Wednesday drawing.

 

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