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Local news for Thursday, May 5, 2022

Firefighters say lithium-ion batteries may have been the cause of a fire at the Minocqua waste transfer station Monday. About 150 firefighters from 49 departments responded to the blaze, which took eight hours to extinguish. Then, a new survey reveals many Americans have changed their mind about climate change and now see it as a major crisis. Finally, Illinois abortion clinics are bracing for a surge in out-of-state patients.

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Local news for Thursday, February 10th.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to a record low of 2.8 percent in December. A bipartisan bill would authorize borrowing $42 million to build a new juvenile prison near Milwaukee. And Minocqua celebrates Kevin Bolger’s Olympic debut.

The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods releases its 411 voter guides for local races in the April 5 election. Then, Enbridge’s Line 5 relocation plan could involve a drilling method likely to release toxic chemicals into surrounding waters. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sues Johnson Controls and Tyco Fire Products over PFAS pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. Finally, it’s equal pay day, the date that symbolizes how far into the year women need to work to earn what men earned the previous year.

Governor Tony Evers announced a $50 million investment in the state’s criminal justice system yesterday, including about $270 thousand for Wausau and Marathon County. Then, the Oneida County Board passed a resolution during yesterday’s meeting to express support for maintaining the state’s wolf population at 350 animals. Next, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is meeting with advocates for decertifying President Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin. Finally, a Ukrainian in Ironwood is making jewelry to support the people fleeing her hometown.