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Native women, girls, and two spirit people are being killed and hurt at extraordinarily high rates.
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The Oneida County Health Department hosted a meeting Wednesday night at James Williams Middle School in Rhinelander. Representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Department of Natural Resources gave updates to the PFAS situation in Stella and answered questions from the audience.
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A new report from the National Education Association (NEA) said the average teacher pay in Wisconsin grew 3% between the 2021-2022 school year the 2022-2023 school year
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Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official saysPolice shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state's attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local schools
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Research and interest in the condition has expanded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new national survey says one in five Americans 50 and older has nothing in savings for retirement.Wisconsin workers young and old are being urged to take action now, to avoid added financial stress in their later years.
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Xcel Energy wants to remind boaters to be safe around dams and hydroelectric facilities.
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Spring migration is underway along the Mississippi River flyway, making the river and its floodplain a hotspot for waterfowl and soon-to-arrive songbirds.The Mississippi plays a critical role guiding these birds across the country and providing them habitat to rest. Here's everything you need to know about this important flyway — and when and where to see the birds amid their long journey.
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Returning briefly to the campaign trail, Donald Trump has called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after being held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
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