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AAA expects record travel during the Memorial Day weekend, $7-million improvement project for Highway 45 between Monico and Three Lakes, program in Merrill focuses on preventing falls by seniors

Trail project in Iron County will get hikers off the road, School District of Crandon to offer a summer meals program, volunteers needed to help certify tracking dogs in the Town of Newbold

Committee working to raise $1.5 million to build a skate park in Rhinelander, celebration planned Friday for a new splash pad at Hodag Park, ATV and UTV riders encouraged to take safety courses

Red flag warning for Gogebic, Iron and Vilas Counties, Xcel Energy using AI powered wildfire detection cameras in Wisconsin, tribal colleges and universities could face crippling federal budget cuts

Wisconsin Senate votes down a $1.8 billion budget surplus deal, skin cancer is the most common type but you can take precautions, $17 million renovation project underway at the Grand Theater in Wausau

Tips provided on how to get the most possible out of the gas you buy, firefighters doing training called to fire in Lac du Flambeau, deal on budget surplus advances to full legislature

Precautions recommended against ticks as people are already being bitten, budget surplus deal supports schools while returning money to taxpayers, scientists working on a bird flu vaccine for poultry

Lakeland Pantry hopes gardeners will keep them in mind, fire strikes Frontier Builders in Land O' Lakes, contract signed for old railroad grade between Hurley and Montreal for a future trail

Wisconsin's DNR Secretary outlines some plans for use of PFAS funding, a judge approves involuntary medications for a Merrill murder suspect, Marathon County man accused of animal mistreatment

A teen accused counselor death at Wisconsin's youth prison withdraws his plea, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin connects people with nature, collisions with deer go up in May and June

Tribal communities gather to raise awareness about violence against their people, head-on crash kills one person in Minocqua, Governor Evers hops on a bike at Athens to help promote tourism

Section of "The Wall That Heals" has permanent home at Nicolet College, fire danger rises with dry days and windy conditions, UTV crash kills one person in Oneida County over the weekend

Restraining order keeps walleye and musky fishing open for non-tribal anglers on LDF reservation, program helps with build community connection, awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous people

Wet weather this spring could impact early season mosquito outbreaks, Wisconsin's inland fishing season opens Saturday, Supreme County decision could impact protections for Native American voters

Bird migration impacted as spring arrives earlier due to climate change, one dead following a Taylor County shooting, construction begins on new general aviation terminal at Central Wisconsin Airport

Rhinelander to look at allowing ATV/UTV use on Lincoln Street, The Bridge Street Mission takes over homeless shelter duties in Wausau, Wisconsin had more severe weather in April than seen in decades

1100 acres of land around the Gile Flowage purchased by Iron County, finding funds to keep fish hatcheries open a challenge in Wisconsin, referendums highlight difficulties with Wisconsin school funding

Aspirus Health supports Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in North Central WI, new board investigates misused funds at Forest County Humane Society, brother accused in deadly stabbing in Marathon County

Nicolet College highlighted its culinary program with its first ever Chef Week, a Lincoln County K-9 officer reaches retirement, illegal sports gambling will be the target of a state lawsuit

Women becoming a larger portion of the Oneida County Board, spring fire danger rises to high to very high level, Supreme Court rules Line-5 pipeline case to remain in state court in Michigan

School District of Rhinelander celebrates upgrades approved by voters, driver caught after Oneida County hit and run, more than $120,000 donated so far for tornado relief efforts in Marathon County

A Wisconsin arts non-profit works to fill funding gaps, cleanup work proceeding after a tornado damaged more than 140 homes in Ringle, two die from injuries suffered in a Marathon County crash

Work getting underway in the Rhinelander area to improve Highway 8, tornado that hit Marathon County damaged or destroyed 75 homes, researchers say Wisconsin's climate will grow warmer and wetter

Northwoods school districts looking to ensure students have a path after high school, Minocqua Police investigating property crimes, heavy rains and flooding can impact the safety of private wells

Impacts of severe weather lead to State of Emergency declaration, annual statewide tornado drills in Wisconsin canceled, arrival of spring creates challenges for those who deal with allergies

School libraries in Wisconsin get record funding from the common school fund, dams in Northeast Wisconsin holding after heavy rains, Iron County Sheriff to retire at the end of his term

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