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More groups are calling on Wisconsin’s attorney general to remove the head of the state’s Natural Resources Board before its August meeting.

Fred Prehn, whose six-year term expired on May 1, has refused to vacate his position, citing a state law that allows him to continue to serve until the state Senate confirms his replacement.

Republicans control the Senate and have yet to schedule a confirmation hearing.

Kaul received two letters from a total of eight group last week complaining that Prehn's presence on the board is hurting public trust.

Enbridge Energy says an anchor will be recovered from the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac after it became detached from a cable during maintenance of an oil pipeline.

The incident involved an Enbridge contractor. Enbridge says there was no risk to Line 5.

The pipeline crosses the bottom of the straits connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.

Enbridge wants to build a tunnel in the water to house the pipeline.

It has a permit from the state but needs approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Organizers of Wisconsin’s oldest marathon could not reach the finish line this year.

Hurley’s Paavo Nurmi scheduled for August has been cancelled.

Race Director Rita Franzoi made the announcement in a post on the Paavo Nurmi Facebook page.

She says the race faced a new set of obstacles this year.

Franzoi says the event typically has over 400 volunteers from start to finish.  She said some are still unsure how involved they want to be with community events and social gatherings.

The remains of a World War II sailor from Antigo have been accounted for.

Navy Fireman Kenneth Doernenburg was 23 years old when he died during the attack on Pearl Harbor, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Doernenburg was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma. He and 428 of his fellow crewmen died in the attack on December 7, 1941.

From December 1941 to June 1944, Navy personnel recovered the remains of the deceased crew, which were subsequently interred in the Halawa and Nu’uanu Cemeteries.

The Department of Natural Resources' Wolf Management Plan Committee addressed the condition of Wisconsin's wolf population Thursday.

During the meeting, DNR Large Carnivore Specialist Randy Johnson showed a map showing wolves well established in northern Wisconsin. 

The map also showed wolves had established themselves in the central part of the state….

Wolve are a native species to Wisconsin, but had disappeared from the state for a time. 

They returned on their own after federal protections were put in place.