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Concerns began after county leaders cut funding for the park in next year’s budget, raising questions about its future and sparking public frustration

The 9-day gun deer season starts tomorrow.The Wisconsin DNR is once again emphasizing safety as a top priority this season.

This week the EPA proposed new changes experts say would weaken reporting and monitoring rules for toxic “forever” chemicals known as PFAS

Governor Tony Evers says the theme this year is “The Learning Tree”.

The report released this week shows that the total number of flagged cases is a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast.

Tens of thousands of deer hunters are expected to fill the woods this weekend for the start of the 9-day gun deer season.A local wildlife rehabilitator is hoping hunters will keep them in mind.

Partnering with 10 local makers, it’s stuffed with Wisconsin-themed watercolor art prints and polymer clay earrings shaped like Cheez-Its, or craft kits for kids

A funding increase for tribal colleges and universities announced before the shutdown was welcome news, but college leaders remain uneasy about the government’s financial commitments.

The defense for 17-year-old Javarious Hurd had requested a jury from elsewhere hear the Lincoln County Case

As SNAP benefits, or FoodShare as it’s called in Wisconsin, were delayed at the beginning of this month, local food pantries saw an increase in households signing up for their services.With those benefits now restored, the question becomes how many of those people will remain pantry customers and can the pantries support them.