- Federal wildfire bill may repeal ‘roadless rule’ that protects national forest land in Wisconsin
First passed in 2001, the rule prevents logging and road construction on almost 59 million acres of national forest land, including 69,000 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin.
- Oneida County Health Department to monitor five public beaches for E. coli this summer
Wisconsin's Oneida County Health Department will be testing the water at five public beaches this summer.
- Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.