There are sinkholes in Lake Michigan. Yes, really

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It'll be another hot one Tuesday. If skies remain clear, heat indices could climb to 110 degrees again . Most of southern Wisconsin is under an excessive heat watch, could turn into a heat advisory or excessive heat warning. The heat is expected to break Wednesday with a possible thunderstorm.

There are sinkholes in Lake Michigan. Yes, really.

Just when you think Lake Michigan can't get any cooler, some scientists go and make another unexpected discovery there.

On Aug. 21, a team of scientists confirmed there are more than 40 sinkholes on the lakebed in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary .

This isn’t the first time sinkholes have been found in the Great Lakes. In 2001, scientists found sinkholes at the bottom of Lake Huron in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary .

Lake Huron’s sinkholes have attracted the attention of scientists ever since, especially once they found dancing bacteria in them. You read that right. It's kind of like a tango.

You can read all about Lake Michigan's sinkholes in the latest story from reporter Caitlin Looby .

Will Wisconsin give back land to settle a dispute with the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Nation?

A nearly 2-year old dispute is reaching a boiling point in northern Wisconsin .

Leaders of the nontribal Town of Lac du Flambeau are asking state officials if they would consider giving land back to an Ojibwe tribe to resolve a dispute over the use of roads on the tribe's reservation.

Tribal authorities had barricaded four roads on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation , stranding dozens of nontribal homeowners living on properties they own located within the reservation. Tribal officials said they made the move because the lease to use the roads expired more than 10 years ago, and they were frustrated at being, in their words, ignored over trespassing concerns.

The barricades have since been removed and the roads reopened after the tribe reached an agreement in which the town would pay an increasing monthly fee to keep them open until a more permanent resolution could be reached.

Last month, the town proposed an offer of $1.8 million to settle the dispute. The tribe rejected that proposal; it had been asking for $10 million to pay for past trespassing and legal fees. But tribal officials also notified town officials they would be willing to accept returned land as part of a proposal to settle the dispute.

It's unclear for now how the dispute might be resolved.

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• These Milwaukee-area schools are closed Tuesday due to the excessive heat .
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• Ahead of Labor Day weekend, gas prices in Wisconsin are the lowest they've been all summer .
• Wisconsin issues more speeding tickets than almost any other state , a study has found.
• You can now buy Lakewater Taffy, which is saltwater taffy infused with Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and real Great Lakes water .

Steve Martinez can be reached at steve.martinez@jrn.com . Follow him on Twitter/X at @stjmartinez .

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