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WEBWisconsin Supreme Court weighs the use of mobile voting vans and who can bring election lawsuits. The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether a Republican had standing to bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of a mobile voting van in 2022 and seeks to ban their use in any future election in the presidential battleground state.
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WEB4 days ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to remove himself from Wisconsin's presidential ballot. Chrystal Blair/ Michigan News Connection. , September 5, 2024. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed from the battleground state's presidential ballot after the state elections commission voted to keep him on it.
Who Knew Porcupines Climb Trees? - WXPR
WEBApr 13, 2021 · Owls, coyotes, wolves, mountain lions, and bobcats are known to occasionally take down porcupines, but the most common predator is the fisher. Fishers are large weasel relatives that, like porcupines, are nimble tree climbers. They will attack porcupines in trees and get them to fall or descend to the ground where the fishers’ …
All You Need to Know About Winterkill - WXPR
WEBMar 29, 2018 · Winters with prolonged ice cover and heavy snow cover are big years for winterkill. Winterkill rarely kills all the fish in the lake, and we often see increased fish growth for few years after a winterkill because the surviving fish have less competition for food. Lakes where all the fish are lost provide frog and amphibian habitat.
Foxfire And Bioluminescent Fungi - WXPR
WEBAug 31, 2020 · Interestingly, the cause of foxfire was apparently discovered in 1823 because wooden support beams inside a mine seemed to glow in the dark, but upon further examination it was determined that fungus growing on the wood that was glowing. Bioluminescent fungi seem to emit a glow in darkness to attract insects to aid in …
Health Benefits of Wood - WXPR
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Using wood in our indoor spaces make our physical health better by reducing stress, blood pressure, and more. Architects call it biophilic design. Biophilic design increases occupant connectivity to the natural environment using natural materials including light, air, water, plants, and of course wood.
The National Emblem Of The USA - WXPR
WEBJul 6, 2020 · The bald eagle was part of the design of the Great Seal of the United States of America which was adopted in 1782. The Great Seal (or Presidential Seal) used the bald eagle as the symbol of power and authority. The bald eagle itself was officially adopted as the emblem of the USA in 1787. Since that time, the bald eagle has been used to ...
Voting in Wisconsin’s Primary Election - WXPR
WEBJul 21, 2022 · The Wisconsin Primary election is less than three weeks away. Wisconsin has open primaries. You don’t have to be registered to a party to vote in its primary. This means you can choose to vote in either the Democrat, Republican, or any other party’s but only in one of them. For example, you can’t vote in Democrat Senate Primary and also ...
In the 1920's, Elcho Was an English Tudor Village - WXPR
WEBJun 12, 2019 · In the 1920's, Elcho Was an English Tudor Village. Exterior view of the Muskie Inn in Langlade County on a postcard. In 1923, a fire in Elcho resulted in a dramatic shift for the way the Langlade County town looked. Gary Entz has the story for this week's A Northwoods Moment in History. Most Northwoods communities have undergone …