Robert Mentzer is Wisconsin Public Radio’s rural communities reporter, based in Wausau, Wi.
Rob Mentzer
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Central Wisconsin farmers: Immigration crackdown, trade war affect our business
A group of farmers came together Thursday for a discussion at Miltrim Farms in Marathon County. The discussion, part of a series of listening sessions by the Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, included a range of agriculture sectors.
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Measles case confirmed in Dane County
A Dane County resident who works in Rock County has measles, the state confirmed Friday.
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Wausau man raises $26K to pay off students’ school lunch debts
A Wausau-area pastor raised $26,000 in less than a week to pay off students’ school lunch debts in two central Wisconsin school districts.
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1 killed, Milwaukee firefighter badly injured in 3-building blaze
One person died and a Milwaukee firefighter was badly burned early Sunday in a fire that spread to three houses.
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Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg loses reelection bid
Wausau voters ousted Mayor Katie Rosenberg, electing conservative challenger Doug Diny with 52 percent of the vote.
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Donald Trump to rally in Green Bay on April 2
Former President Donald Trump is returning to Wisconsin for a campaign rally on the day of the state’s presidential primary.
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Lawsuit seeks to block Oneida Nation from acquiring reservation land
A federal lawsuit in Brown County claims purchases by the Oneida Nation of land on its reservation put the village of Hobart on a path to extinction.
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