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Despite a high demand for housing, new single-family home builds in Wisconsin were down 24 percent compared to the same time last year.
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The U.S Geological Survey is using some of the latest technology to learn how accurate its Lake Superior fishery population research is.This week it deployed two drone sailboats. -
Governor Tony Evers announced his appointment of Mary Roth Burns to the Oneida County Circuit Court – Branch 1.
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The need for assisted living in the U.S. is growing, according to national data, the US will need nearly one million new senior living units by the year 2040
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Between April and August, the Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) had to make budget cuts after a referendum failed. Now a new referendum is being considered.
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There have been 32 cases of the virus confirmed in Wisconsin.
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Henry West, the man who shot three people and killed one at Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau in 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder along with multiple other counts
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Vilas County is hoping to take the first major step towards creating a drug treatment court later this month.
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The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is asking for people to keep a look out for a missing teen in the Rhinelander area.
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Two incumbent Northwoods sheriffs beat deputies within their own departments on Tuesday to retain their offices.
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Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has defeated a little-known Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.
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