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A Town of Brockway man is accused of starting dozens of fires in the Black River Falls area between April and August.

A Town of Brockway man is in custody after an investigation into dozens of wildfires believed deliberately set in Jackson County since April.

A Town of Brockway man is in custody after an investigation into dozens of wildfires believed deliberately set in Jackson County since April.

A street fan provides relief on a hot summer day in New York City. Stephen Chernin/Getty ImagesSpend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. Cities are generally hotter than surrounding rural areas, but even within cities, some residential neighborhoods get dangerously warmer than others just a few miles away. Within these “micro-urban heat islands,” communities can experience heat wave conditions well before o...

An early morning burglary ended with a car chase Friday morning.

Deputies were called at 4 a.m. to Briggs Lake General Store in the 4200 block of 105th Avenue Southeast in Palmer Township.

An early morning burglary ended with a car chase Friday morning.

Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world.It captured images of Earth’s surface...

Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched Landsat — a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world.

Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world. Here's how the satellites revolutionized the way we see and protect the natural world