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Residents wake to destruction in Uptown; 30 businesses destroyed or damaged

Residents wake to destruction in Uptown; 30 businesses destroyed or damaged

Gary Stephens walked away from the ruins of the buildings still burning on 22nd Avenue in Uptown early Tuesda…

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A racial slur. Then the slice of a razor. Kenosha man believes he survived a hate-fueled murder a...

A racial slur. Then the slice of a razor. Kenosha man believes he survived a hate-fueled murder a...

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Teen with Wisconsin ties among 2 killed when driver collided with college cycling team

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By Deneen Smith Verified
| Wisconsin Public Radio Verified
A 2025 graduate of Christian Life School in Kenosha was one of the two people killed when a car collided with riders from a university cycling team in Tennessee. Haylan Engdahl, of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, was killed Wednesday along with his Milligan University teammate Brayden Rogers when a driver struck members of the team during a morning training ride. The group of 11 cyclists were on a road about 11 miles from campus in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Slight decline seen in Wisconsin wolf population

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By Deneen Smith Verified
| WXPR-FM (Rhinelander, WI) Verified
This story comes from Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin’s wolf population fell slightly this year, according to estimates from the Department of Natural Resources. The department has been monitoring the number of wolves in the state since the 1970s by surveying snow-covered roads for tracks and other signs. Since 1995, volunteers have worked with DNR staff on the annual census. This winter, the surveys covered about 17,000 miles of road and tracks.
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Wisconsin’s Wolf Population Declines for Second Straight Year

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By Deneen Smith Verified
| Urban Milwaukee Verified
The Natural Resources Board has approved the DNR’s wolf management plan, which does not set a population goal for wolves in Wisconsin. Photo: dalliedee (CC BY) Wisconsin’s wolf population fell slightly this year, according to estimates from the Department of Natural Resources. The department has been monitoring the number of wolves in the state since the 1970s by surveying snow-covered roads for tracks and other signs. Since 1995, volunteers have worked with DNR staff on the annual census.
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