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The Hodag Heritage Festival is underway with events including a trivia scavenger hunt, history tour and celebration at Pioneer Park. Then, COVID cases are once again rising in Wisconsin. More than 1 million people have died from the virus in the U.S. Finally, tribal and environmental advocates are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to reject permits to expand the Line 5 pipeline, a year after the timeline Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered it shut down.

In this week’s All Things Outdoors, WXPR’s Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Heath Hampton about sticking to the appropriate trails.

Local news for Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

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Hundreds of Rhinelander residents and visitors gathered at Pioneer Park Saturday to celebrate the heritage of the hodag. The Pioneer Park Historical Complex officially opens Memorial Day weekend for its 90th season. And Wisconsin Republicans met for the state party’s annual convention over the weekend. They rejected calls to rescind the state’s electoral votes for President Joe Biden, but they adopted nearly four dozen other resolutions.

Residents and authorities of Taylor County were baffled Monday after learning an unusually aggressive bear attacked a couple in their home over the weekend. Then, Great Headwaters Trails is preparing to hold an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently completed Conover-Phelps Trail. Finally, one of the 10 Republicans who attempted to cast Electoral College ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost Wisconsin is running to become chairman of the state elections commission.

A Wisconsin man is attempting to break the record for the fastest paddle down the Wisconsin River. The current record is 151 hours. Joseph Spenetta, from Middleton, is aiming to do it in 144 hours. Then, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing arguments about a Madison school district policy that prohibits staff from informing parents if their children have changed genders. And a program is offering mental and emotional support to farmers – a group reporting increasing levels of stress.

Local news for Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

Local news for Tuesday, June 7, 2022.