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MADISON – Trappers who incidentally capture wolves are encouraged to contact department staff and participate in Wisconsin’s wolf collaring and monitoring program. “Tracking collared wolves is a critical component of Wisconsin’s wolf monitoring program.  Trappers can help improve the quality of Department of Natural Resources wolf population data by allowing us to collar incidentally captured wolves before they are released.” said Nathan Libal, DNR wildlife biologist. Voluntary participation from Wisconsin’s trappers is an important part of the department’s work with many stakeholders and partners to monitor the state’s wolf population. In the event of an incidental wolf capture, DNR staff will work closely with the participating trappers to determine if

A medical condition was the cause of an accident in the Town of Marion in Juneau County Wednesday afternoon. 71-year-old Milan Olejcek of Mauston was traveling east on Highway 82, when officials say he lost consciousness from an unknown medical condition and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle swerved from lane to lane and slid into the ditch, colliding with a traffic sign. It continued into the ditch and barrel rolled once before coming to rest on its wheels. Olejcek stated he passed out and did not remember the crash. He was medically transported to Mile Bluff Medical Center with possible injuries. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites:

Ted DeDee, who helped Overture transition from a city-managed facility to a private nonprofit, announces he will retire in May. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

Here's what was in local business news in Wisconsin Rapids this week.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

At the Capitol on Thursday, a controversial bill restricting “sanctuary” policies by local units of government was the subject of a day-long hearing. A Senate committee took testimony on the bill, based on a Texas law already the subject of court challenges. “I have a philosophical problem with this bill, and taking power away from […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]