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Walleye management presentation Jan. 14

FLORENCE, Wis. — Greg Matzke, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources senior fisheries biologist, will present an outdoor education program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, in the lower-level conference room at the Florence Natural Resource Center building. Matzke will talk on how abundant walleye populations are becoming less common, and walleye can also be difficult to catch. During this presentation, they will walk through all of the major walleye populations in Florence and Forest counties. How is each population doing? What management strategies are we using? What does the ...

Wisconsin’s financial report shows record $4.5B budget surplus

Gov. Tony Evers has announced that Wisconsin’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which is published by the Department of Administration, recorded a $4.5 billion positive balance in the state’s general fund at the end of the 2023-24 fiscal year. In addition to the general fund, the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund — or “rainy day” fund — ended the fiscal year at the highest level in state history with a balance of $1.9 billion. The rainy day fund has set a new record every year since Evers took office in 2019. “For thirty consecutive years, our state’s ...

Reviewing some of Michigan’s top climate, environmental issues in 2024

From continued strides in transitioning to clean energy, threats of environmental contamination and continued efforts to address health concerns stemming from pollution, 2024 brought a bevy of environmental stories within the state. With many of the events of this year set to echo into ...

Evers names new Wisconsin DNR secretary

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has finally picked a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Karen Hyun as the agency’s secretary. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2021. She worked as the National Audubon Society’s director of water and coastal policy before becoming vice president of coastal conservation in 2018. She also served as deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the Department of the Interior in ...

Funerals set for teacher, student killed in Wisconsin shooting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Funerals have been set for the student and teacher who were shot and killed by a 15-year-old at a religious school in Wisconsin, while police on Thursday pursued their investigation into the motive. Abundant Life Christian School student Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of ...

Wisconsin school shooter had 2 handguns, used 1

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California whom authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents ...