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Anderson is charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide for the death of Hannah Miller.
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PIXABAY.COM/One case of the Omicron variant has been identified in a specimen from a Wisconsin resident with recent travel history to South Africa. -
Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesThe Delta variant remains the most common variant in the state.
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Republican state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Tony Evers to remove Milwaukee County’s top prosecutor because his office recommended $1,000 bail for the man who drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade, killing six people. -
Gov. Tony Evers has signed bipartisan bills establishing a first-ever process for collecting and tracking sexual assault evidence kits.
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The Vilas County Traffic Safety Commission voted to recommend the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation study creating a round-about design at the intersection of Highways 17-70 west of Eagle River to reduce accidents and confusion on and passing lanes.
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High blood pressure among Americans was already a concern before the pandemic. Researchers now say the crisis has created greater risk for certain individuals.
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A group supporting former President Donald Trump's agenda is working to bypass Wisconsin's Democratic governor to change the swing state's election laws.
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Antonio Alvarez and David Turney designed and painted the mural to inspire each other and others who go through the Vilas County Jail’s Readiness for Recovery program.
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Governor Evers announced $110 million in funding for schools last week. The money comes from federal coronavirus relief funds.
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American Oversight, which sued to get the records, filed the motion for contempt in Dane County circuit court on Friday.
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The U.S. Forest Service plans to reduce the number of entry permits for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness next year, citing damage to natural resources, crowding and congestion.
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J. Scott Applewhite/APCongress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.
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Nisha Sondhe/Duke University PressTate was a longtime staff writer at The Village Voice, where he documented Black art and culture. He eventually became a leading figure in cultural criticism.
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Wisconsin Historical Society
Vilas County is named after William Freeman Vilas, who represented Wisconsin in the United States Senate. But there was another man from the Vilas family who had an impact on the Northwoods. Logan Vilas was an adventurer who set several Northwoods firsts.
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