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Evers announces last chance to apply for a pardon

Gov. Tony Evers announced a deadline of Monday, Oct. 5, as the last day for a Wisconsinite to submit an application for a pardon for a crime, before Evers’ second and last term as governor ends in January 2027. Distinct from a commutation or a parole order, a pardon restores rights that a ...

Viral disease infecting Wisconsin deer now detected in dairy cows

A viral disease infecting thousands of deer across Wisconsin has been found in dairy cows in Waukesha County, according to state officials. The samples came from dairy cattle that were not producing milk, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, or ...

Study: Isle Royale wolf population inbred but likely to last 20 years

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Researchers found Isle Royale wolves brought to the island in 2018 are likely to survive but are inbred and increasingly isolated. In 2016, ...

US ban on $1B in Canadian imports goes into effect

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to ...

Bag, size limits approved to aid Wisconsin’s struggling walleye

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now set special bag and size limits on lakes where walleye populations are struggling. The Natural Resources Board adopted a final rule at its meeting Wednesday. Kari Lee-Zimmerman, the DNR’s fisheries regulations and policy specialist, ...