Tiffany warns Endangered Species Act could ‘go away’ over gray wolf delisting impasse

A Wisconsin state legislator says federal legislation will be needed, to get the gray wolf off the Endangered Species List. State Senator Tom Tiffany also suggested that the Endangered Species Act itself could be at risk, if efforts to delist the animal in the western Great Lakes states don’t succeed. A recent ruling by a […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Merrimac Man Faces 5th OWI After Crashing Car in Sauk County

On August 5, 2017 at 6:00pm the Sauk County Communications Center received a call of a single vehicle crash on CTH W east of Neuman Road in the Town of Greenfield.  A witness said the vehicle was occupied by one male subject later identified as Jason A. Fernald, age 44 of Merrimac, Wisconsin.  The witness staed that Fernald was east bound on CTH W at a high rate of speed and lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve.  The vehicle then struck a guide-wire for a power pole and some trees after travelling over 1000 feet on the roadway and in the ditch line. The witness said the driver, Fernald exited the vehicle and walked to a nearby residence where he was

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DATCP: Beware of Online Rental Scams

Beware of rental scams hitting Wisconsin using online advertising sites such as Craigslist. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has received reports from various partners that consumers in the Madison and Milwaukee areas have “rented” properties advertised online only to find out later that the property was never available for rent. Consumers wired money to the “landlord” to hold the property. Now the consumers have no place to live and the “landlord” can’t be found to return their money. The Bureau of Consumer Protection advises consumers when renting property, whether for vacation or longer-term housing, to: Know exactly with whom you are doing business. Does the

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