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Menomonie School Board Meeting for June 9, 2025

FILE - Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Trump administration urges court not to dismiss case against Wisconsin judge

Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA immigration protests

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Area Road Construction Updates

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport, in Hagerstown, Md., on his was to Camp David, Md., Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump’s travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California governor plans to file lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment to protests

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Wisconsin is on a coal diet, but behind the rest of the country

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, from left, Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend a campaign event, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates

FILE - Cain Oulahan, Ramon Morales Reyes' immigration attorney addresses the media, May 30, 2025 in Milwaukee about the detention of his client Ramon Morales Reyes. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

President Donald Trump, right, listens during a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia 'fight for a while' as Merz blames Putin for war

AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules

FILE - Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wis., speaks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at a campaign event, Oct. 30, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Wisconsin's budget talks stall. Here's how it could affect the 2026 governor's race

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Menomonie Sculpture Tour is installed

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt does a television interview at the White House, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday

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Music Over Menomin moves to Wilson Park

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt does a television interview at the White House, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: 10.9 million more people projected to lose insurance in 2034 from GOP tax bill cuts

Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and rain obscures the downtown skyline of Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe

A wildfire burning northeast of Summit Lake, British Columbia, Canada, is seen in this handout image on Monday, June 2, 2025. (BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe

The new official portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance hang in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Ex-Homeland Security official fights back against Trump’s investigation order

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