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Oak wilt spreading on county’s eastern side
ANTIGO — Local forestry officials are taking steps to curb the spread of a fungal disease known as oak wilt that has been killing an increasing number of oak trees in the eastern half of the county in recent years. According to Linda Williams, a forest health specialist with the Wisconsin DNR, the disease is deadly to trees in the red oak group — including the northern red oak, northern pin oak, and black oak — which are most-easily recognized by their pointed leaves. In...
Line 5 continues to pit Wisconsin tribal culture against Big Oil
I'm Steve Martinez and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. We'll be rid of the oppressive heat Wednesday with highs in the mid-70s and partly cloudy skies. Expect some humidity, but it should feel like a far cry from the 100-plus heat indices we've been dealing with. Thursday looks about the same with some thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. ...
A look into western Wisconsin’s competitive congressional election
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Cooke is a 36-year-old nonprofit owner and waitress trying to unseat Congressman Derrick Van Orden, the Republican incumbent representing Wisconsin's third congressional district. Raised on a farm, she said she’s making a point of talking to voters in rural parts of the district, which includes La Crosse and borders Minnesota and Iowa.
Portage Co. dairy store included in NFL Draft-themed corn mazes opening next month
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - In a blend of sports and agriculture, the 2025 Draft Local Organizing Committee has announced a collaborative effort with family farms across Wisconsin to celebrate the upcoming NFL Draft in Green Bay. This partnership aims to spotlight Wisconsin’s rich agricultural history while building anticipation for...
Excessive heat hits Wisconsin Tuesday
WISCONSIN — A large portion of the state spent much of Tuesday under an excessive heat warning. While many people stayed inside to avoid the high temperatures, others ventured outside or had to work outdoors. Casey Peckham is from Rice Lake. She’s in Milwaukee visiting family and took her...
Wisconsin judge rules governor properly used partial veto powers on literacy bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers properly used his partial veto powers on a school literacy bill, a judge ruled Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Ehlke’s decision marks a victory for the Democratic governor as he works to stave off Republican attempts to rein in his partial vetoes, one of the few ways he can block or soften GOP initiatives. The dispute centers around two bills designed to improve K-12 students’ reading performance. The governor signed the first measure in July 2023. That bill created an early literacy coaching program within the state Department of Public Instruction as well as grants for schools that adopt approved reading curricula. The 2023-2025 state budget that Evers signed weeks earlier set aside $50 million for the initiatives but didn’t actually distribute any of that money.
How Wisconsin’s education endowment factors into the Lac du Flambeau land dispute
Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. Last week, there finally seemed to be some movement forward to settle the 19-month long dispute over four roads on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in northern Wisconsin. Officials with the nontribal town of Lac du Flambeau, located on...
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