Tri-County Council decorates Rhinelander in purple to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a federal judge sets a hearing date on blocking the state’s fall wolf hunt and Wisconsin prepares to lead the nation in cranberry production for the 27th year in a row.

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Three people died when a small plane crashed near Eagle River yesterday, legal proceedings continue for a natural-gas plant in northwestern Wisconsin and Gov. Tony Evers proposes a $25 billion package of bills focused on the state's agriculture industry.

Demand for COVID-19 testing increases, local tribes want federal protections for wolves ahead of the fall hunt and a Forest County farmer experiments in aquaponics.

RSV spreads in local nursery schools, a judge dismisses a lawsuit to remove a DNR chairman and scientists try to better understand cover crops.

Some Chequamegon schools shift to virtual learning, local COVID deaths rise and tribes demand emergency protection for wolves

Local county fairs draw in more visitors, the Department of Natural Resources finds no evidence of PFAS in deer from around the state and nearly 70 percent of state executive branch workers are vaccinated against COVID-19.