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Outlook for winter raises possibility of a tough tourism season, former Rhinelander Mayor Dick Johns dies at 93, authorities investigating mailings of suspicious substances to election offices

Community members help Rhinelander's homeless shelter with boiler funding, new juvenile facility a step toward closing Lincoln County youth prisons, Lights of the Northwoods needs volunteers

Failure to switch fuel tank may have triggered Tom Tiffany plane crash, Wisconsin regulators allege Enbridge violated state laws and permits, Black River fire in the western UP 50 percent contained

Partnership develops apprenticeship program to train workers for a broadband project, Upper Michigan wildfire consumes 300 acres, fire again destroys equipment for Enbridge's Line 5 reroute project

A wildfire in western Upper Michigan has burned around 100 acres, Governor recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day in Wisconsin, sentence for man who traveled to Rhinelander seeking sex with a teenager

Trial set for a teen accused in the death of a youth counselor at Lincoln Hills, profile of 34th Assembly District candidate, debate for the 7th Congressional District candidates

WXPR interview with 34th Assembly District candidate Rob Swearingen, dry and windy conditions in the fall can increase fire risk, Merrill man now competent for court proceedings in murder case

Oneida County Sheriff's Office ends use of Flock cameras, 7th District congressional candidate shares his views, Highway 8 on the western edge of Rhinelander reopens following construction

Emergency rules now available to go in place quickly for troubled walleye populations, Price County Sheriff's Office investigating a death, Enbridge breaches an aquifer during pipeline relocation

Three constitutional amendments on Wisconsin ballot in November, wolves euthanized after concerning behavior in Price County, ancient dugout canoe in southeast Wisconsin about 1,000 years old

Efforts to keep roads safe while keeping salt use under control, new statewide campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence, Line-5 leak in Iron County cost an estimated $15-million dollars

Wisconsin Native Vote hosting an event in Crandon, Vilas County committee advances one year moratorium on data centers, state health officials encourage vaccines to prevent respiratory illnesses

Precision medicine to be the focus of Science on Tap Minocqua, Enbridge digging out some soil at the site of a natural gas liquids leak, public health vending machine now available in Oneida County

Monitoring of air quality takes on increased importance due to smoke from wildfires, older voters expected to have a big impact on the elections, moving firewood raises the risk of spreading invasives

Natural Resources Board approves nearly 1800 acre conservation easement in Langlade County, fall can bring a surge in deer tick activity, Wisconsin Rapids Mayor explains data center decision