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Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings, child death investigation, Wisconsin film office

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 5:25

Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings in April will gather input on resource management, Gogebic County Sheriff's Office investigation child death, new film office to help encourage projects in Wisconsin

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Arts in small communities, Highway 8 contract, 'Gail's Law' signed by Governor

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 6:17

Supporting the arts in the tiniest of communities, contract signed for work on Highway 8 just outside of Rhinelander, new law ensures adequate breast cancer testing for those with dense breast tissue

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Women in Business program, Medicaid coverage after birth, cryptocurrency kiosk bill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 5:59

Women in Business program launched in Vilas County, expanded Medicaid coverage for a year after birth signed into law in Wisconsin, bill would expand cryptocurrency kiosk protections for consumers

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PFAS package goes to Governor, photography and poetry exhibit, Town of Stella fire

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 5:51

$133 million PFAS package approved by the Senate now goes to the Governor, exhibit in Minocqua features poems and photos inspired by a local naturalist, firefighters save a home in the Town of Stella

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DOGE cut trail impacts, blizzard recovery, Line 5 debate

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 6:29

North Country Trail feels some impacts from DOGE cuts made one year ago, northern Wisconsin recovering from blizzard impacts, fight over the Line 5 pipeline goes before the Michigan Supreme Court

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Blizzard impacts, fire near Merrill, recycled art

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 5:20

Blizzard impacts still being felt across northern Wisconsin, no one injured as a fire destroys a home near Merrill, recycled material being used to create art in Antigo

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Sawmill site redevelopment, Price County DA, child exploitation attempt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 5:47

Former sawmill site in Vilas County an opportunity for economic growth, Governor names a new Price County DA, Minnesota man charged after reportedly traveling to Rhinelander seeking sex with a minor

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Forests First initiative, Minocqua road work, spring flooding risk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 6:15

A new statewide initiative seeks to ensure Wisconsin has healthy forests, contract approved for construction project on US 51 in Minocqua, spring breakup period can be a risky time for flooding

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Officer involved shooting, school funding lawsuit, sleep problems

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 6:26

State investigators to review officer involved death in Shawano County, coalition files lawsuit over the state's school funding system, sleep difficulties can become more common as you age

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Vilas trails close, vaccination concerns, drug theft sentence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 6:25

Vilas County joins list of areas closing snowmobile trails, Wisconsin health leaders worried about declining vaccination rates, former Wausau Fire Division Chief sentenced for stealing pain medication

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Outdoor recreation growth, syrup shack explosion, AIS grants

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 5:20

Another record year for the outdoor recreation industry in Wisconsin, man burned when a syrup shack explodes in Marathon County, more than $1.1 million to address AIS in Vilas and Oneida Counties

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Snowmobile trails closing, time change sleep impacts, child abuse education bill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 6:26

Oneida and Forest County snowmobile trails close with warm weather, time change can make getting quality sleep more challenging, call to pass a bill requiring child abuse education in Wisconsin

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CWD in Oneida County, Tomahawk referendum, Eagle River Fire Chief

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 5:52

More cases of CWD found in wild deer in Oneida County, Tomahawk holds informational meeting on a tax levy referendum, Eagle River Area Fire Department selects a new chief

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Forest management challenges, Democratic candidate forum, special legislative session

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 6:04

Mill closures among challenges to management of forest land in Wisconsin, Democratic 7th district candidates meet at forum in Rhinelander, special legislative session called on partisan gerrymandering

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Climate pollution rules, COVID-19 mental health, voter forums

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 6:17

Experts warn of possible impacts of change in climate pollution rules, some adolescents still feeling mental health impacts from the COVID pandemic, candidate forums planned for many Northwoods races

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Ojibwe storytelling celebrated, PFAS standards updated, child care options

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:04

Event draws on the tradition of story telling in Ojibwe culture, Governor approves changes to drinking water standards for PFAS, more Democrats in Wisconsin embracing universal child care

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Art and mental health, snowmobile crash, Ahlstrom cuts in Mosinee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 6:55

ArtStart works with Rhinelander students in hopes of building mental wellbeing, one hurt in Lake Tomahawk snowmobile crash, Ahlstrom to make cuts at facility in Mosinee that will impact 200 workers

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WWII casualty coming home, pipeline reroute, Willow Flowage death

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 5:49

Remains of a World War II airman from Rhinelander to come home, Enbridge begins work on a pipeline reroute around the Bad River reservation, tragic accident on the ice of the Willow Flowage leaves man dead

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Pickleball in Eagle River, Line 5 Supreme Court, salt brine research

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 6:16

Eagle River Pickleball Association looks for location for new courts, U.S. Supreme Court takes up Line 5 jurisdiction case, research shows benefits of using brine to clear roads while using less salt

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LDF road payments dispute, sextortion law expansion, plow hit

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 6:20

U.S. Attorney General indicates willingness to help Town of Lac du Flambeau recover funding in road dispute, sextortion law may be expanded to allow lawsuits for damages, plow in Lincoln County hit

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Suicide prevention training, chase arrest, Line 5 reaction

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 5:49

ArtStart in Rhinelander hosting suicide prevention training, police chase ends in Oneida County when tire comes off, attorney representing Bad River band reacts to judge's approval of reroute

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Food pantry demand, Vos retires, Kemp Street Bridge closure

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 6:10

A 24/7 food pantry in Vilas County is seeing an increase in use, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces plans to retire, Kemp Street Bridge in Rhinelander to be closed starting February 23rd

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Ski jumping, 7th district candidates, endangered resources

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 6:17

Ski jumping event in Iron Mountain provides a chance to see an Olympic sport in person, field of candidates for 7th congressional district grows, those filing taxes can support endangered resources

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Veterans Services Officer, Tomahawk referendum, State of the State

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 6:09

Dispute over next Oneida County Veterans Services Officer, Tomahawk to ask voters to approve raising taxes to fund city services, school funding a focus during Governor's State of the State address

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Snowmobile trails, jury duty scam, heart concerns

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 5:42

Lincoln County is temporarily closing most snowmobile trails, scammers claim people missing jury duty in Oneida County, some heart problems develop without people feeling bad

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Preventing suicide, ice caves, voting rights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 6:31

Reducing access to firearms can reduce the risk of suicide for a person in crisis, plans to open the Apostle Islands Ice Caves for the first time in years, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act seeing opposition from those who fear it would block some eligible voters

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Wake boats, snowmobile death, forest user survey

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 5:36

DNR officials think for now local governments or the state legislature may be the best venues to address wake boat concerns, snowmobiler dies of injuries suffered in Langlade County, people visiting the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest may be asked about their experience

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Former Woodruff Police Chief dies, Langlade County trails, scam prevention

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 6:01

A well-known former chief of the Woodruff Police Department has died, Langlade County to shut down snowmobile trails Sunday, group in Marathon County looking to keep seniors from losing their life savings to scammers.

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