Morgan Martens of Brule is an 18-year-old musher who has competed in both the junior Beargrease and Junior Iditarod, winning the latter at age 14 in 2021. He told Robin Washington of WPR's "Morning Editin" the dogs are just as competitive as the mushers, and all have their own personalities.

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Joseph Moore, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Duluth, spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about how to best determine if ice is safe to venture on, as well as preparing for an emergency if it isn’t.

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The University of Wisconsin Superior is getting a new classroom — but you won’t find it in any of the buildings on campus. It’s the Sadie Ann, a 65-foot lakegoing vessel described as a floating classroom. It’s currently getting its finishing touches at a Louisiana shipyard for delivery this spring. 

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Conductor and music director Nathan Mitchell said the orchestra is among a growing number of ensembles in smaller communities that are focusing on the work of previously underrepresented composers.

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Shifts in trade and tariff policies expected in the incoming second Trump administration may pose challenges and may create opportunities, international trade consultant Chris Wojtowicz told Robin Washington.

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Tom and Kristi Manus shared some of their favorite unusual attractions in Wisconsin with WPR's Robin Washington on "Morning Edition. The couple is the author of the book, "Secret Wisconsin: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure."

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“There were over 35 prisoner of war camps set up in Wisconsin in 1943,” explains Pam Ekholm of the Wisconsin Historical Society. That included Bayfield, where businessman D.S. Knight made an agreement with the military to bring German prisoners of war to work on local farms and at a bean cannery.

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