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Spring flooding causes some damage as Severe Weather Awareness Week underway, moratorium on winter utility disconnections comes to an end, cryptocurrency scam victim hopes to prevent problems for others

A Northwoods man who has seen the impact of organ donation encourages people to sign up, sheriffs in Langlade and Lincoln counties to retire, seniors the fastest growing group experiencing homelessness

Tribes see benefits to approval of bill to allow online sports betting in Wisconsin, Wisconsin fishing seasons see some adjustments, calls to protect kids from harms caused by social media

Tuesday's Supreme Court election showed a shift in voter trends, no charge for Wausau mayor in ballot box removal case, Rhinelander Police K9 Odin to retire at the end of April

Chris Taylor wins election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, voters decide on contests for mayor in Rhinelander, Merrill and Tomahawk, voters in the Crandon school district approve operational referendum

Voters decide to day on Supreme Court race and many local offices, PFAS bills approved by governor after negotiations with Republicans, Hazelhurst man dies from injuries in ATV accident in March

Up and down weather this spring helping to extend the maple sugaring season, two of the state's largest utilities asking for rate increases, help available for those dealing with a drinking problem

Oneida County seeing an increase in cases of Blastomycosis, Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates meet for their only debate, WPS working to catch up on repairs as another ice storm is in the forecast

Ice storm warning in effect until early Friday for much of north central Wisconsin, Ruby's Pantry shuts down with little notice, update on child death investigation in Gogebic County

Program in the Northwoods hopes to keep girls involved with sports, panel dismisses lawsuit seeking to redraw congressional districts in Wisconsin, Governor vetoes bills targeting the LGBTQ community

Husband and wife share a career worth of wildlife stories, 13 people died in snowmobile crashes over the course of the winter, voters need to get ready to cast their ballots on April 7th

Spring fires starting to be seen in northern Wisconsin as snow melts off, Repair Fair planned in Rhinelander to reduce waste, final snowmobile trails still open to shut down as of midnight Tuesday

Third annual No Kings rally includes events in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, volunteers needed to help with frog and toad surveys, contract approved for work on Highway 86 in Lincoln County

191 acres of forest land in Vilas County added to Upper Wisconsin River Forest, conservation groups worried about Stewardship Fund future, Vilas County closes some snowmobile trails for the season

Person found trapped under a UTV at edge of Lake Kaubashine in the Town of Hazelhurst, candidates for Rhinelander Mayor share their views, task force created to find funding for aquatic center in Antigo

Oneida and Iron County snowmobile trails have closed for the season, frog jumping contests and turtle forbidden to prevent disease spread, researchers asking for ticks to be sent in this summer

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

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

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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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