Robert Mentzer is Wisconsin Public Radio’s managing editor of news.
Rob Mentzer
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2 children in Wisconsin die of respiratory illness in season’s first pediatric deaths
Two children in Wisconsin have died of respiratory illnesses, the state Department of Health Services announced.
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Southeast Wisconsin man rescued after being trapped in grain silo
A Kenosha County man who was stuck in a 20-foot-tall silo was saved after firefighters used specialized rappelling equipment to get to him.
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Wisconsin to receive $29.8M in federal aid for flood victims
Wisconsin will receive nearly $30 million in federal disaster relief to aid victims of last month’s flooding.
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Milwaukee Art Museum’s new director was previously targeted by Trump
The former director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, who stepped down after President Donald Trump claimed to have fired her, will run the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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Ascension Wisconsin cancels controversial physician outsourcing plan
Ascension Wisconsin will not move forward with a controversial plan to outsource some of its intensive care unit doctors.
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Criminal defamation charges dropped against Minocqua Brewing Company owner
A judge in Oneida County has dismissed rare criminal defamation charges against Northwoods brewery owner Kirk Bangstad.
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DHS: 5 new cases of measles linked to Oconto County outbreak
Fourteen people in northeast Wisconsin have been infected with measles, state health officials said Friday.
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Crude oil spilled in Dodge County train derailment
A train derailment in Dodge County spilled crude oil but caused no injuries. It is the second derailment in just over two years in the same area.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Evers in dispute over conversion therapy ban, rulemaking power
Gov. Tony Evers had the legal right to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth, and a Republican-controlled legislative committee exceeded its authority by blocking the rule, the state Supreme Court found Tuesday.
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Minocqua Brewing Company owner charged with harassment of Northwoods newspaper publisher
The owner of Minocqua Brewing Company has been charged with harassment after he held what he called a “political protest” outside the offices of a Northwoods newspaper publisher.
