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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pair of veterans is trying to bring a World War II submarine to Louisville, Kentucky. The Courier Journal reports, Mark Gatton got the idea when he learned that the USS Ling was going to be scrapped in New Jersey. The Air Force veteran and his friend Army veteran Lewis

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a Minnesota man of using a Porsche as a battering ram to get his Nissan Altima out of a Wisconsin impound lot. The La Crosse Tribune reports that Benjamin Gjere of Lanesboro was charged Thursday with operating a motor vehicle without the

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (AP) — He caught a fish “this” big. No, really. A 9-year-old New Mexico boy landed a 42-pound blue catfish Sunday evening while fishing in the Elephant Butte (byoot) Reservoir. Kris Flores said his son, Alex, made the big catch by himself and shattered dad’s

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Fans of the movie “High School Musical” have been coming to see the Utah school where the movie was filmed more than a decade ago. The trend could grow with the premiere of Disney’s new streaming service series based on the story. The Deseret News reports that much

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s new anti-meth campaign featuring people of different ages and races saying “Meth. I’m on it” is prompting online guffaws. Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday launched the nearly half-million-dollar campaign to increase awareness of South Dakota’s

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A jury in Iowa has awarded $1.4 million to a Burmese immigrant who wanted a circumcision but instead got a vasectomy. The Des Moines Register reports that the jury last week leveled a $2 million judgment against Dr. Kevin Birusingh, who performed the vasectomy. But

https://billingsgazette.com/news/national/montana-seeks-to-keep-feral-pigs-from-canada-at-bay/article_575b45f0-5cc4-5519-b454-9e0758d4d305.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State and federal officials in Montana are marshaling their resources to keep encroaching feral pigs from Canada at bay. The