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Evers hasn’t met with Republican to talk budget Judge rules against Wisconsin GOP hiring lawyer over redistricting Communities come together to clean up Great Lakes Biden climate plan could mean job training for Wisconsin Forest Service & Nature Conservancy partnership rebuilds accessible trout fishing site

Wisconsin attorney general launches investigation into clergy sexual assault across Wisconsin’s five Catholic dioceses Kate Ferrel is selected as Nicolet College’s next president Local wildlife rehabilitators help loons grounded because of recent storms Volunteers discover a new population of a rare orchid near Crandon

Body of missing Upper Peninsula, autistic teen found after a 3-day search Leaders of Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa urge people to get the COVID vaccine, as vaccination rates in the Northwoods slow Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest prepares to open campgrounds this week Rhinelander gets ready to celebrate its history with next month’s inaugural Hodag Heritage Days

Lincoln Hills workers plead for better conditions and an earlier closing date for facilities Wisconsin officials react to Biden’s climate plan A new memorandum of understanding between the DNR and Xcel Energy will continue the controversial water-level plan on the Manitowish Chain in Vilas County for two more years

Northwoods school districts hope for improved state funding New business in Rhinelander will actually be many businesses "Vaccine Finder" now being used by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Marathon County Diversity Affairs Commission holds a town hall meeting

Political leaders in Wisconsin respond to the conviction of Officer Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd Oneida County residents question the county board’s decision to remove inclusive language from a February resolution Foxconn’s deal with Wisconsin lowers tax breaks to $80 million from $2.8 billion as the size of the envisioned manufacturing facility shrinks Wisconsin schools will receive more than $175 million in federal funding for COVID-19 testing

Members of the Joint Finance Committee visit Rhinelander to hear thoughts on state budget Property taxes would increase less under Evers’ budget proposal than under current law Wisconsin DNR finds elevated levels of PFAS in fish in Monroe County Lakeland Union High School students and staff members reflect on the success of Remote Fridays, a response to COVID-19

COVID-19 infection rates in Michigan begin to drop as Gov. Whitmer extends pandemic order to limit business capacity and require masks in public Wisconsin DNR gathers input on new gray wolf management plan following controversy over February’s hunt The Rhinelander District Library opens for the first time in months as vaccination rates increase A program for Phillips police officers offers a monetary incentive for staying fit

In Friday's WXPR midday news: What to do with all those plastic grocery bags? A Rhinelander project has a recycling solution. Contractor tax fraud in Wisconsin may be more severe than you might expect. Eagle River now has an ordinance regulating shipping containers. Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains far below that of the rest of the country.

Michigan expands antibody treatment to cut hospitalizations Harmful chemicals found at Gogebic-Iron County airport prompt PFAS sampling of residential wells in North Ironwood Kwik Trip plans to expand to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Warm temperatures bring signs and sounds of spring