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Frustration grows in the Lac du Flambeau community over issues related to road access for private property through reservation land.As WXPR previously reported, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe put barricades up on four roads Tuesday blocking people from their homes.The tribal government says the Town of Lac du Flambeau and the involved title companies have not always negotiated fairly over the last 10 years when right-of-way easements expired.The town board held an emergency meeting Thursday.
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As promised, Wisconsin Republicans are offering clarity on when judges might apply a proposed amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to go free on bail. -
A panel of voting experts and political party appointees will help the Wisconsin Election Commission rework its rules for poll watchers ahead of the 2024 presidential race, the commission said Thursday
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With Black History Month underway, Wisconsin researchers and support groups are highlighting the disparities in cases of Alzheimer's disease
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A conservative candidate in a pivotal race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is using video images of an SUV that drove through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people, in her first television ad of the race.
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A mobile home north of Rhinelander is badly damaged in a fire
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New Community Partners Campus brings service organizations together in Wausau
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Student did not threaten others or cause harm after bringing a stun device to a Wausau school
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In his state of the state address, Governor Evers declared 2023 the ‘Year of Mental Health.’He wants the next state budget to include $500 million in mental and behavioral investments.This includes more than $3 million to cover operating costs for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Support which launched last summer.
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February is American Heart Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, where someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.
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The Michigan House voted along party lines Tuesday to move the state's primary to the fourth week of February to match an early presidential primary plan approved by a Democratic National Committee panel last month.
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