Why a Wisconsin county is dumping cheese brine on its roads this winter

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A runner makes her way down a snowy street doing errends in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison and the surrounding area has been hit with about 15-18 inches of snow with more snow to come.
Wisconsin frequently has to deal with severe winter storms, which necessitates them clearing the ground for traffic and people.

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This Wisconsin county has voted for the winning presidential candidate since 1996, one of the longest such streaks in the country

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The Cana Island Lighthouse is located north of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, in Door County.

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Neo-Nazis parading swastikas, chant 'there will be blood,' and gather outside a synagogue in Wisconsin, say reports

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The Wisconsin State Capitol.
A general view of the Wisconsin State Capitol the day after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in downtown Madison.

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We left Florida because our homeowners insurance ballooned to $12,000. We walked away from everything we knew so our kids could have a future.

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A row of townhomes in South Florida.
Natalia and John felt the pressures of the rising costs in South Florida and felt the need to relocate.

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The teacher fired after speaking out when her 1st graders were told they couldn't sing 'Rainbowland' is now suing her school district

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Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform.

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Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job

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A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring people under the age of 18 following a teenager's death on the job.

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Wisconsin Republicans float the impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice because the court could toss GOP-friendly legislative maps

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Janet Protasiewicz, left, was sworn in as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice on August 1, 2023.

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Shipwreck hunters found a schooner that sank in 1881 intact in Lake Michigan

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Shipwreck hunters found the intact remains of a schooner that sank in 1881 in Lake Michigan, they said Thursday.

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Once called a 'haunted house,' this Victorian mansion in Wisconsin was just snapped up for $1.5 million — see inside

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The front of a Victorian mansion.
The front of the Jenkins Austin Day Mansion.

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A judge dismissed a Wisconsin politician's defamation suit against a newspaper, but the legal fees may still shutter the paper.

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A stack of newspapers.
The Wasau Pilot & Review faces $150,000 in legal fees, even though a judge dismissed the lawsuit against the newspaper.

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