August 4, 2023 Wisconsin deactivates over 100K voter records in routine process The Wisconsin Elections Commission has deactivated the records of 108,378 voters, none of whom voted in the past four years or responded to official mail regarding their registration.
August 4, 2023 Fargo sues state of North Dakota to uphold ban on home gun sales Fargo, North Dakota's largest city, is suing the state over a law banning new zoning ordinances related to guns and ammunition and voiding existing ones.
August 4, 2023 Coroner identifies armed man shot dead by Indianapolis police while fleeing traffic stop The Marion County Coroner's Office has identified the armed man who fled Indianapolis police before being fatally shot as 49-year-old Gary Dwayne Harrell.
August 4, 2023 Wisconsin judge orders elections commission to release all records on fake Trump elector A Wisconsin judge on Friday directed the state's elections commission to release all of its records on a Republican member who posed as a fake Trump elector in 2020.
August 4, 2023 Montana fiancé shoots, kills large black bear found in couple's living room '5 feet away' After a Montana fiancé found a large black bear in his living room, he shot and killed the beast who had entered the couple's rural home through a screen window.
August 4, 2023 Minnesota construction worker struck by orange traffic barrel sent flying by passing motorist The worker was setting up barrels to close a lane on Highway 36 in Oakdale, Minnesota when a reckless driver plowed into the barrels, sending one of them into the worker.
August 4, 2023 North Dakota regulators deny siting permit for interstate carbon dioxide pipeline North Dakota regulators on Friday denied a siting permit for Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon dioxide pipeline, which, if completed, will span five states.
August 4, 2023 Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes unemployment reform, anti-gas ban bills; greenlights crime crackdowns Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday signed into law several anti-crime bills, but vetoed others that would have reformed unemployment benefits and outlawed gas engine bans.
August 4, 2023 Dad of modern-day Huckleberry Finn passes lie-detector test after son vanished off the grid: report Missing James Yoblonksi's father told local news that he passed a lie-detector test on Thursday. The 12-year-old may have fled his Wisconsin home to Devil's Lake State Park.
August 4, 2023 Ohio K9 officer indicted for shooting man in bed while serving warrant Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson has been charged with reckless homicide for the shooting death of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis.