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News In Your Area
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Deer hunting ban, State Senate voting, Protecting shipwrecks, A cappella theater
A Republican state legislator discusses a bill that would ban doe hunting in northern Wisconsin. Then, we recap recent state politics news with a panel of reporters. Then, a maritime archaeologist talks about preserving shipwrecks. Then, an actor and a director of an a cappella production discuss their work.
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Tribe and lakes association claim cranberry operation is violating the Clean Water Act
A northern Wisconsin tribe and lakes association are suing a cranberry operation that they claim is violating the federal Clean Water Act by polluting Lac Courte Oreilles, a roughly 5,100-acre lake in Sawyer County.
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Carbon monoxide illnesses cause northern Wisconsin school evacuation, cancellation
A mechanical issue in a northern Wisconsin school building caused nearly 40 illnesses Thursday and forced the district to cancel classes and after-school activities.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against religious exemption for Catholic Charities
The liberal majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the charitable arm of the Catholic Diocese in Superior is not exempt from paying into the state’s unemployment insurance system because its operations aren’t primarily religious.
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Farm groups appeal ruling that required wastewater permits for CAFOs
Farm groups are appealing a ruling earlier this year that found state environmental regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain wastewater discharge permits prior to any potential pollution of state waters.
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Anniversaries Of Treaty Rights Court Decisions Celebrated, And Music By Janie & The Spokes
On Friday, March 8, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians celebrates 50 years of the Gurnoe Decision, a 1970s court ruling that affirmed the Red Cliff and Bad River bands’ fishing rights in Lake Superior. Last fall, the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission marked 40 years since the Voigt Decision,…
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World’s heaviest ball of twine has permanent home in Wisconsin
Although other twine balls may hold different world records, James Frank Kotera holds the record of heaviest ball of twine made by one man. It stands at 10 feet high and 22 feet wide.
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State appeals court upholds ruling that DNR lacks broad authority to regulate PFAS
In a 2-1 decision Wednesday, a three-judge panel said policy changes by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to address PFAS are unlawfully adopted rules that can’t be enforced.
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GOP bill aims to limit local regulation of farms, animal welfare
The proposal would bar local governments from enacting local regulations for farms or commercial operations, including concentrated animal feeding operations.
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With little snow and record highs, Wisconsin winter tourism industry finds ways to adapt
Northern Wisconsin has faced a snow drought this winter, with anywhere from 20 to 60 inches less snow than normal since November. The dearth of snow has been devastating to the state’s winter tourism industry.