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A slapstick movie idea about beavers becomes an indie hit in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just $150,000 and self-distributed in theaters, has managed to gnaw its way into a movie culture largely dominated by big-budget sequels. “Hundreds of Beavers” ...

Trump’s victory certified Friday in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump’s victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Commission Chair Ann Jacobs certified results that show Trump won the state with ...

Wisconsin’s gun deer hunt off to slower start this year

Wisconsin hunters registered 1.8% fewer deer than a year ago during the opening weekend of the 2024 gun season, with the northern forest zone showing the biggest drop at 14.1%, according to preliminary data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Reports from the field varied ...

Lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior

After decades of work, fishery managers say lake trout have fully recovered in most of Lake Superior after the invasive, fish-killing sea lamprey decimated their numbers. The Lake Superior Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is made up of state, tribal and Canadian natural ...

Marquette names Ah Yun president

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University officials announced Wednesday that Kimo Ah Yun will serve as the school’s next president. Ah Yun had served as acting president since June, when President Michael Lovell died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer. Ah Yun becomes only the ...