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Hodag Park will light up once again with hundreds of thousand of Christmas lights.The Lights of the Northwoods display opens to the public Friday.
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PIXABAY.COM/Michigan’s number of hospitalized adults with confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached a new pandemic high, nearing 4,200 as the state continues to confront surging infections.
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American Oversight, which sued to get the records, filed the motion for contempt in Dane County circuit court on Friday. -
The U.S. Forest Service plans to reduce the number of entry permits for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness next year, citing damage to natural resources, crowding and congestion.
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In a four-three decision this week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court backed a "least-change" approach to redistricting in the state.
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Wakefield is one of the men charged in the death of Hannah Miller of Rhinelander.
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The Antigo Chili Cookoff returned yesterday. The event was cancelled last year.More than 40 cooks faced off to try and claim the traveling trophy and bragging rights.
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The Republican-hired attorney investigating the 2020 election has told Wisconsin lawmakers during a sometimes testy hearing he has filed a lawsuit to force officials in Green Bay and Madison to submit to a deposition.
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Michiganders are mourning the loss of four students after this week's school shooting at Oxford High School
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Flu cases picking up after a quiet flu season last year
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The Department of Natural Resources wants Wisconsinites to weigh in on its efforts to address chronic wasting disease.
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Republican state Rep. John Macco says he will not run for governor next year, leaving former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch as the only high profile GOP candidate in the race.
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In one of the poorest rural regions of the country's poorest state, a Black entreprenuer is helping Black owned businesses open and thrive even during the pandemic.
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Jose Luis Magana/Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.
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Vilas County is named after William Freeman Vilas, who represented Wisconsin in the United States Senate. But there was another man from the Vilas family who had an impact on the Northwoods. Logan Vilas was an adventurer who set several Northwoods firsts.
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