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News In Your Area
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‘February’ is hot at Wisconsin Film Festival
An independent film by Wisconsin filmmaker and Tomah native Nathan Deming is getting some good buzz following a big win at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
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Study says state wetlands are at risk, but Wisconsin has protections others don’t
A new study claims a U.S. Supreme Court ruling threatens millions of Wisconsin wetlands that provide $4.56 billion in flood mitigation benefits each year, but regulators and policy experts contend Wisconsin has better wetland protections than other states.
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Hunters bag more deer during safest gun deer season in decades
Wisconsin hunters bagged 5 percent more deer during the nine-day gun deer season compared to last year, capping off the safest hunt in 40 years.
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YWCA of La Crosse will help start county’s first intergenerational day care
The plan is part of a nearly $20 million expansion and remodeling of a county-owned nursing home.
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Want to save on home upgrades? These rebates and tax credits are still in play.
Climate and energy efficiency advocates say Wisconsin homeowners can still take advantage of incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act as President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to rescind unspent funds.
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Wisconsin hunters see slow start to gun deer season
Wisconsin hunters are seeing a slow start to the state’s nine-day gun deer season compared to last year.
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A search for oddities along Wisconsin’s 2-lane highways
Tom and Kristi Manus shared some of their favorite unusual attractions in Wisconsin with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition. The couple is the author of the book, “Secret Wisconsin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.”
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Wisconsin domestic violence group navigates potential losses in federal, local funding
An Eau Claire nonprofit that supports survivors of domestic violence is navigating local and state funding shifts in hopes of avoiding a “substantial change in our programming” halfway through next year.
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After sudden hospital closure, Chippewa Falls could be getting a new ER, clinic
Aspirus Health, a Wausau-based health system that operates 18 hospitals in the region, announced that it’s working to build a new facility in Chippewa Falls.
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New documentary features lives of volunteer firefighters in small Wisconsin city
A Cornell native turned filmmaker paid tribute to a small fire department in a new documentary titled “The Best of Us.” Of the 809 fire departments across Wisconsin, more than 75 percent are predominantly run by volunteers.
