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Severe dry conditions expected to worsen in northern Wisconsin

A few northern Wisconsin counties are experiencing “severe drought” conditions, and it is only expected to get worse. “I’m pretty concerned about the Northwoods,” Devin Biggs, morning meteorologist at Newswatch 12 in Rhinelander, told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “There ...

Researchers explore new ways to deter sea lamprey

Cold water rushes over gravel and stones as the river winds through forests and wetlands before joining the vast waters of the Great Lakes. Beneath the rippling surface, an ancient predator begins its yearly search for a mate in the spring. The sea lamprey, a leech-like parasite, slinks ...

VA center in IM receives funding for infrastructure improvements

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center received funding for non-recurring maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the year, for Q2 infrastructure updates. The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve health care facilities in FY2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-recurring Maintenance program. Funding for projects for the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in the third quarter of FY2026 include: — Designing and updating the campus ...

AG Nessel warns of fraudulent emails

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging inmates and their families to be cautious amid reports of fraudulent emails sent through JPay — a platform that allows family and friends to send electronic messages to incarcerated individuals — including emails claiming to be from the attorney general. These emails falsely claim to support specific individuals who purport they can secure the release of prisoners. The Department of Attorney General and the attorney general do not send emails directly to inmates. Before taking action on an email they receive through JPay, ...

Wisconsin’s absentee ballots violate rights of disabled, judge rules

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, a judge ruled Tuesday, siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots. But Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell stopped short of ...

El-Sayed, Stevens close Senate run with different visions for Democrats

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed spent the final hours of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic Senate primary making their closing pitches in settings that reflected the starkly different campaigns they have run for more than a year. In Detroit, El-Sayed posed for photos and participated in interviews with content creators at a backyard pool party before a final rally with supporters. On the state’s west side, Stevens appeared alongside Michigan Democratic officials. It was a fitting final contrast in a race that has become one of the clearest tests ...