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Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.More >> Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water.More >> Milwaukee's Powerball winner was introduced to the public Thursday afternoon, and he had another surprise.More >> Milwaukee's Powerball winner was introduced to the public Thursday afternoon, and he had another surprise.More >> A Schofield company is planning to add hundreds of jobs over the next few years.More >> A Schofield company is planning to add hundreds of jobs over the next few years.More >> STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >> STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - An administrator at St. Peter's Middle School in Stevens Point says a seventh-grade boy collapsed and died in school on Tuesday morning. Administrator Todd Kuckkahn said Wednesday that no circumstances surrounding the death of Joey Miller were being released other than he died in school. St. Peter's is a Roman Catholic school. "We are shocked and saddened," Kuckkahn said. "We trust that God in his infinite wisdom will walk with us in our grief."More >> Radar Alert
Turning fairly nice later this week.More >> Sun returns Thursday and Friday but it will be cooler than normal. Frost expected Thursday night. Fairly quiet weekend with more cloud cover.More >> Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.More >> Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.More >> WAOW will be signing off for a short period of time for some scheduled maintenance. We will be going off the air at 1:35 a.m. Friday, May 24.More >> WAOW will be signing off for a short period of time for some scheduled maintenance. We will be going off the air at 1:35 a.m. Friday, May 24.More >> Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the "Apprentice" star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal.More >> Jurors have sided with billionaire Donald Trump and against an 87-year-old grandmother who took him to court alleging that the "Apprentice" star cheated her in a skyscraper condo deal.More >> DNR officials said a new $13 million dollar initiative to expand walleye production in Wisconsin will improve the fisheries.More >> DNR officials said a new $13 million dollar initiative to expand walleye production in Wisconsin will improve the fisheries.More >> More than 100 people have been displaced by an apartment fire in the Green Bay area.More >> More than 100 people have been displaced by an apartment fire in the Green Bay area.More >>
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Crystal Finishing Systems plans to add hundreds of jobs after buying a facility in Mosinee. More >> A bridge in Washington state has collapsed.More >> Thursday's regional softball and sectional track highlights.More >> Morning Weather May 24More >> Crews have found the body of a missing 10-year-old boy in Minnesota.More >> A legislative committee has voted to slash the UW System budget.More >> When elementary students in Merrill heard of the devastation in Oklahoma, they immediately decided to help. Merrill was hit with a tornado two years ago.More >> A Marshfield non-profit is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for the tornado victims in Oklahoma.More >> Weather Show May 24More >>
The amount of money paid to those who have lost animals to wolves in Wisconsin is growing along with the wolf population.
The payments are made by the state Department of Natural Resources for loss of cattle, horses and pets. The DNR says it's paid animal owners about $215,000 so far this year, the most on record.
Since 1985, the DNR has shelled out $1.5 million for damage inflicted by wolves. DNR wildlife damage specialist Brad Koele tells the Oshkosh Northwestern (http://tinyurl.com/96gsmpv ) the new hunt this fall should reduce the number of animals killed by wolves.
A group of humane societies has filed a lawsuit to stop the wolf hunt because it allows hunters to use up to six dogs to track wolves. The plaintiffs note that 232 hunting dogs have been killed or injured by wolves since 1985.
