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Evers apologizes for Wisconsin’s role in Native American boarding schools, Sen. Ron Johnson visits the Northwoods, and Wisconsin Public Service warns of high natural gas prices.

A preliminary report outlines what happened to cause a plane crash in Forest County, Minnesota stops importing deer to prevent the spread of CWD and local nursing home staff members are not getting vaccinated against COVID at the same rate as nursing home residents.

Dickinson County Health System plans to join Marshfield Clinic Health System, doctors make advancements in treating people with long-haul COVID and groups urge the Biden administration to shut down the Line 5 oil pipelines.

The Northwoods has produced many remarkable people. While many thrive in northern Wisconsin and never want to live anyplace else, others must leave to reach their full potential. Winifred Dunn is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary women ever to come out of the Northwoods.

Atmospheric PFAS is falling as rain even far away from industrial sites. Plus, a nonprofit has identified 42,000 places in the U.S. as possible PFAS sites.

Local newscast, Friday, October 29

In this week’s All Things Outdoors, WXPR’s Katie Thoresen sits down with DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto to talk about trapping history and culture as well as its current uses today.

The COVID-19 vaccine will to be ready to distribute to children in Wisconsin later this week, Sean Duffy’s ‘toxic’ comments about Native Americans draw a strong response from a Native group, and Ruby’s Pantry raises its price for the first time in eight years.