The Extra
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Latest Episodes
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Third annual No Kings rally includes events in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, volunteers needed to help with frog and toad surveys, contract approved for work on Highway 86 in Lincoln County
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191 acres of forest land in Vilas County added to Upper Wisconsin River Forest, conservation groups worried about Stewardship Fund future, Vilas County closes some snowmobile trails for the season
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Person found trapped under a UTV at edge of Lake Kaubashine in the Town of Hazelhurst, candidates for Rhinelander Mayor share their views, task force created to find funding for aquatic center in Antigo
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Oneida and Iron County snowmobile trails have closed for the season, frog jumping contests and turtle forbidden to prevent disease spread, researchers asking for ticks to be sent in this summer
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Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings in April will gather input on resource management, Gogebic County Sheriff's Office investigation child death, new film office to help encourage projects in Wisconsin
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Supporting the arts in the tiniest of communities, contract signed for work on Highway 8 just outside of Rhinelander, new law ensures adequate breast cancer testing for those with dense breast tissue
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Women in Business program launched in Vilas County, expanded Medicaid coverage for a year after birth signed into law in Wisconsin, bill would expand cryptocurrency kiosk protections for consumers
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$133 million PFAS package approved by the Senate now goes to the Governor, exhibit in Minocqua features poems and photos inspired by a local naturalist, firefighters save a home in the Town of Stella
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North Country Trail feels some impacts from DOGE cuts made one year ago, northern Wisconsin recovering from blizzard impacts, fight over the Line 5 pipeline goes before the Michigan Supreme Court
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Blizzard impacts still being felt across northern Wisconsin, no one injured as a fire destroys a home near Merrill, recycled material being used to create art in Antigo