6/18/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - Upper Michigan’s Moose population could be in danger, because of a winter tick.  Researchers have been studying the U.P.’s moose population since February and found some moose across the U.P. have lost 25–30% of their coats because of intense grooming caused by itching.  The DNR says coat loss could be fatal because moose rely on it to survive the cold winters.  The DNR has been working with NMU and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to track moose using electronic collars and thermal-sensing drones.  Researchers are trying to understand what factors impact the moose population, including parasites like winter ticks.  The DNR says it hopes to have results coming in after the first four years of their study.

6/18/2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with the Democratic state attorney general in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the office in a lame duck legislative session more than six years ago. The court ruled unanimously Monday that it's unconstitutional to require the attorney general to get permission from a Republican-controlled legislative committee to settle certain lawsuits. The court said the law is a separation of powers violation.

6/18/2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust. The lawsuit alleges that the government continues to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were instituted under former President Joe Biden. Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in a USDA program.