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News In Your Area
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Lac du Flambeau tribe says it will ticket people trespassing on disputed roads
Leaders of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced the tribe will begin issuing citations today to individuals trespassing on four roads within its reservation that are at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town.
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Amid battles over local control, judge dismisses challenge over local regulation of large farms
A judge has dismissed a Polk County case that challenged a local ordinance regulating large farms as more communities have sought local control over concentrated animal feeding operations or CAFOs.
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Listening to the lumberjack songs of northern Wisconsin
Folk music played a big role for lumberjacks in the heyday of Wisconsin’s logging industry. Now these “shanty boy” songs are being shared with a new generation by a local musician who created a massive playlist.
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Judge declines request to bar Lac du Flambeau tribe from blocking roads after leaders relent
A federal judge has denied a request to bar the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from barricading roads on its reservation after the tribe decided not to block them.
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An opera performance that’s perfect for the radio
“The Radio Hour,” is a one-act opera by Jake Heggie that reveals the innermost thoughts of a character as she turns the dial to interact with what she hears over the airwaves.
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As deadline nears, Lac du Flambeau residents uneasy as tribe readies barricades along roads
A northern Wisconsin tribe has returned barricades to the side of four roads at the heart of a longstanding dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau, sparking fears that homeowners will once again face restricted access to their properties.
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Federal wildlife regulators deny petitions to reduce or remove protections for wolves
Federal wildlife regulators have denied petitions submitted by hunting groups that sought to remove or reduce protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and West Coast states.
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Wisconsin’s population expected to decline by nearly 200K residents come 2050
A new projection from the state found Wisconsin’s population is expected to decrease by nearly 200,000 residents by 2050.
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Superior explores second stories to alleviate housing shortage
One innovative idea offered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is a low-interest loan program to help owners transform the second stories of buildings with ground-floor storefronts into residences.
