The Board of Regents unanimously approved renaming UW‑Stout to University of Wisconsin–Stout Polytechnic, a move officials say highlights the campus’s applied‑learning mission and employer ties.

A Turkish smokehouse has opened in Mount Prospect with halal, slow‑smoked meats and nightly flamethrower performances at Randhurst Village.

A midday domestic‑assault call in Lino Lakes turned into a standoff; an apparent gunshot left one suspect dead and two schools briefly on soft lockdown.

A watchdog asked OSC to probe whether Kristi Noem used DHS aircraft and official social channels to promote a partisan RGA trip. Records underpin the new complaint.

Family‑owned Mr. Maple Donuts is opening on South State in Lake Oswego with new hotcake donuts, sandwich options and summer drinks, targeting an early‑August debut.

An affordable‑housing developer paid roughly $24M for the Alan Faena‑renovated waterfront estate at 4731 Pine Tree Drive, an unexpected turn in Miami Beach’s trophy market.

A developer says cost overruns and missed deadlines left the Arlington FBI tower apartment project short of cash; Jacksonville is reviewing a roughly $1M incentive request.

Beacon Hill’s long-running reputation as an affordable Seattle neighborhood is shifting as buyers chase transit, parks and renovation-ready homes. New MLS data show single-family medians around $800,000.

Renderings show a 17‑story mixed‑use building at 289 Kent Ave with roughly 280 apartments and about 70 income‑restricted units; the project needs rezoning and faces a foreclosure action.

Brandon Township’s Aug. 4 ballot includes a renewal of a 4.25‑mill police levy estimated to raise roughly $3.52M in the first year. The measure would fund contracted sheriff patrols from 2027–2035.

State police divers recovered a body from the Charles River near Artesani Park in Brighton Friday; investigators said the cause of death remains under review.

Minooka will cut ribbons on a 92,700‑sq‑ft field house Aug. 15 and a 56,200‑sq‑ft career and technical center Aug. 29, both open to the public.

Georgia regulators proposed a moratorium and a $111,875 settlement after finding capacity and effluent problems at the McLemore wastewater plant. Upgrades are planned and a public comment period is open.