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Joe Timmerman for Wisconsin Watch
Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect
The Price County Sheriff’s Office obtained a search warrant for Michael D. Raskie’s DNA in 2008, but he wasn’t charged in Hansen’s case before he died in 2015.
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Water guzzlers may provide critical relief for wildlife during drought
How much these human-made oases help and whether they’re appropriate is still up for debate.
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Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches
The state constitution preserves public access to Texas beaches, but it doesn’t give private groups the right to sue to enforce that access, the court ruled.
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Education key to preventing recreational shooting wildfire starts in Oregon’s state forests
Across Oregon, approximately 70 percent of wildfires are caused by human activity.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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State, Trout Unlimited embark on major trout habitat project in Moose River Plains
June 19, 2026
Campsites on Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road to close as culvert replacement begins.
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America at 250: Examining equality through photos
June 19, 2026
WyoFile invites readers to share what equality means to you through photography.
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Feral Cats, ICE And Overtourism: Kauaʻi County Mayoral Candidates’ Q&As
June 19, 2026
Six candidates answer key questions facing the incoming mayor of the Garden Isle.
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“Mass euthanasias”: Screwworm could have deeper implications for Texas’ already-crowded animal shelters
June 19, 2026
Most stray animal shelters are already at capacity. Adding a deadly parasitic infestation could create an even more dire situation.
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Alaska districts close 12 schools this year, amid severe budget cuts
June 18, 2026
Officials in four districts say the closures were incredibly complex and difficult decisions but necessary to combat millions in budget shortfalls and years of state funding not meeting districts’ surging costs to operate schools.
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Oklahoma Holding Back on AI Regulations Amid Trump’s Order for States Not to Stifle the New Technology
June 18, 2026
Trump’s move to restrain states’ actions on AI drew criticism from members of both political parties and from civil liberties and consumer rights groups.
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Grand Teton, Yellowstone visitors find no ideological bias in signage
June 18, 2026
Trump administration sought to restore ‘truth and sanity’ in parks. Visitors thought it was already there.
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Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
June 18, 2026
Indigenous people have used this tool for centuries in Minnesota’s northeast region. Early research suggests that watersheds can quickly recover from small fires.
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A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.
June 18, 2026
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.