EAA AirVenture 2022: Tickets available

Tickets are now available for the 2022 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

Wisconsin wolf hunt: Judge leans toward blocking

A judge appeared on the verge of granting advocates' request to halt the Wisconsin fall wolf season after hearing arguments that the hunt is illegal.

Southern Wisconsin elk sighting reports; DNR reminder for hunters

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received reports of elk seen in southwestern and southeastern Wisconsin in mid-October.

Vikings were in North America 1,000 years ago, study finds

The study, published in Nature, is new evidence that the Vikings were present in Newfoundland in AD 1021.

Federal investigators looking into fiery Texas plane crash headed to Boston

A plane with several passengers on board headed to Boston crashed, but fortunately, everyone survived. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday it is looking into the cause

Orionid meteor shower 2021 to peak this week — along with full moon

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week, but it also coincides with the brightness of a full moon. Here’s when you might be able to catch a glimpse.

US surgeons successfully attach working pig kidney to human body

Surgeons attached a pig’s kidney to the body of a deceased patient and watched it begin to work, part of the effort to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.

CDC: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 93% effective at preventing hospitalization in ages 12-18

Between June 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, the CDC performed a case-controlled study of Pfizer’s vaccine in adolescents at 19 pediatric hospitals in 16 states, according to the study published on Tuesday.

Wisconsin wolf hunt lawsuits; no DNR action on outside attorneys

The Wisconsin DNR policy board took no action Monday after meeting to discuss hiring its own attorneys in a lawsuit seeking to block the fall wolf hunt.

Russian film crew lands after shoot onboard space station

The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 GMT Sunday with Oleg Novitskiy, Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko aboard.

Wisconsin wolf hunt: DNR board mulls attorney options for lawsuits

The Wisconsin DNR policy board plans to vote on whether to hire its own attorneys in a pair of lawsuits seeking to block the fall wolf hunt.

Probe blasts off on 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey to unlock secrets of ancient asteroids

NASA’s ‘Lucy’ probe lifted off from Florida early Saturday, the first step on a 12-year mission that will send the spacecraft zig-zagging across the solar system on a hunt for clues about the formation of our planets.

Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit opens: 'Voyage to the Deep'

The Milwaukee Public Museum opened its ''Voyage to the Deep'' exhibit Friday, taking visitors deep into the depths of the ocean.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft to visit swarm of asteroids near Jupiter

NASA is on an asteroid roll as it gets set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing rocks.

Former Boeing pilot indicted for deceiving FAA about automated flight system attributed to 2 deadly crashes

A federal grand jury has charged a former Boeing chief technical pilot with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the agency's evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.‑based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing.

Elk in Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.