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SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Officials at a northwestern Wisconsin oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before a 2018 explosion there, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents obtained by Wisconsin Public Radio.
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was killed when the small aircraft he was piloting crashed on the ice of a harbor, authorities say.
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Adams Central 54, Wood River 34

Aquinas 51, Howells/Dodge 45

Auburn 44, Douglas County West 29
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Superior published names late Tuesday of almost two dozen clergy that it says have had credible claims of sexually abusing minors made against them.
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Adams Central def. Doniphan-Trumbull, 25-12, 25-12

Centura def.
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Alma def. Elm Creek, 25-12, 25-18, 25-14

Amherst def. Ravenna, 25-21, 29-27, 25-11

Axtell def.
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Adams Central 30, Holdrege 7

Ainsworth 62, Madison 14

Arcadia-Loup City 46, North Central 0
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Police officials in northwestern Wisconsin say they have arrested an officer who was involved in a fatal crash early Friday while off duty.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The comment period on a draft analysis of the environmental impact of rerouting an oil and gas pipeline around an American Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin will run for an additional month, state regulators announced Wednesday.
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Appleton North 61, Stevens Point 52, OT
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Fall Creek 86, Columbus Catholic 85

Franklin 76, Mukwonago 66

Northwestern 93, St. Croix Falls 75
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf 46, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 44

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SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden travels to Wisconsin next week, the day after delivering his State of the Union speech in Washington.
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Authorities said Sunday they are investigating an incident in Superior over the weekend where a local police officer unknowingly ran over a person who was lying in the road.
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Adams-Friendship 55, Nekoosa 32

Augusta 47, Thorp 30

Badger 71, Racine Park 35

Black Hawk 64, Juda 22
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate’s top Democrat said Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection this fall.
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Auburn 66, Superior 19

Bayard 58, South Platte 19

Centennial 53, Thayer Central 37
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Adams Central 39, Grand Island Northwest 28

Anselmo-Merna 36, North Central 31

Ansley-Litchfield 61, Overton 56
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Altoona 58, Arcadia 56

Assumption 67, Shullsburg 37

Bangor 55, Aquinas 54, OT

Brodhead 78, Black Hawk 66
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Amery 51, Luck 30

Augusta 71, Gilmanton 63

Baldwin-Woodville 54, Turtle Lake 44

Belleville 78, Marshall 74
Fire crews are fighting a large fire at a condemned hotel in Duluth Monday in subzero conditions.

Duluth fire officials say the roof of the old Seaway Hotel in the Lincoln Park Craft District has collapsed and all firefighters have been pulled out of the building Monday.
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Fire destroyed a pair of waterfront buildings in Superior on Thursday, with smoke from the morning blaze briefly requiring the closure of a major bridge connecting the city with Duluth, Minnesota.
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — An intertribal agency says Wisconsin’s draft environmental review for a planned reroute of an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin is incomplete and flawed.
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Ainsworth 66, Cozad 56

Amherst 70, Central City 46

Aurora 49, Grand Island Northwest 34
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Ainsworth 72, Valentine 62

Amherst 51, Arcadia-Loup City 28

Arlington 59, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 21
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service plans to reduce the number of entry permits for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness next year, citing damage to natural resources, crowding and congestion.
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Superior National Forest’s first full-time tribal liaison says he wants to work with the federal government on proposed expansion of the Lutsen Mountains Ski Area.
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Raymond Central def. Ashland-Greenwood, 25-17, 25-16, 25-18

Broken Bow def.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enrollment at University of Wisconsin System schools dropped 1% this fall compared with a year ago when it was down 2%, the university reported Wednesday based on preliminary figures.
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say they have lifted fire restrictions for the entire Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota after reports over the weekend that the Greenwood Lake blaze was 80% contained.
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — Four congressional Democrats who are part of the progressive “Squad” and want President Joe Biden to stop construction of the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline traveled to the shores of the Mississippi River to make their plea.