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On thin ice: Falls through the ice on Wisconsin lakes are becoming more common. There’s more than just warm weather to blame

Treading on Wisconsin’s frozen lakes has gotten more dangerous, creating cost for taxpayers and business owners and calling into question the future of an important state pastime.

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Wisconsin bassist Mark Hembree reflects on career with bluegrass legend

The Mark Hembree Band is well-known in Wisconsin’s bluegrass music scene. Its upright bass playing leader, Mark Hembree of Oconomowoc, has been playing music professionally for decades. He reflects on his early days with another bluegrass legend, Bill Monroe.

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Mysterious land offers in rural Brown County raise concerns about possible data center

A community in rural Brown County is raising the alarm on a possible data center development after several people received offers to purchase their property from a local realtor on behalf of a Delaware-based limited liability company.

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Johnson calls capture of Maduro ‘undeniably good,’ opposes new war powers resolution

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called the U.S. military’s recent operation in Venezuela an “incredible success” shortly before voting against a resolution that would require Congress to sign off on further military action in the country.

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State violence prevention offices have existed for decades. How does Wisconsin’s compare?

Last month, Wisconsin’s Office of Violence Prevention officially began operations to spend $10 million in grants that will go to organizations and local governments across the state working to combat violence.

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