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News In Your Area
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‘February’ film makes Wisconsin tour
For the first screening, director Nathan Deming takes “February” to Stanley, near Chippewa Falls, on Feb. 1.
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‘We’re feeling powerless’: Waupaca community rallies to oppose ThedaCare’s planned birthing unit closure
Last month, the Waupaca City Council unanimously approved a resolution asking ThedaCare to reconsider closing the birthing unit.
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Nine Mile Recreation Area fuels $3.3M economic boost in Marathon County
According to federal data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, outdoor recreation contributed $11.2 billion to Wisconsin’s gross domestic product in 2023, underscoring its importance to the state’s economy.
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New data centers planned for Kenosha, Wisconsin Rapids
More data centers are coming to Wisconsin — one in Kenosha and one in Wisconsin Rapids.
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With housing in short supply, Wisconsin communities, developers look to shuttered schools
Since 2017, communities and developers have sought state grants or tax credits to redevelop around 20 schools as Wisconsin contends with a housing shortage.
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Hunters will be able to harvest more bears in Wisconsin this year
Wisconsin hunters will have a chance to hunt more bears this year after the harvest rebounded last fall, exceeding the state’s quota.
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LEAF program engages K-12 students in tree seed collection to support reforestation
As part of the initiative, students learn about tree reproduction, seedling growth and the role forests play in sustainability.
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Proposed listing aims to keep monarch numbers from fluttering away
Federal wildlife officials are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species due to population declines, and researchers in Wisconsin hope it will prompt more conservation of monarch habitat.
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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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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.