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As featured on A federal appeals court has cleared the way for utilities to finish building a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River refuge.

Muso plans a membership model for acoustic musicians to use a 1,700-square-foot space for rehearsals and small, alcohol-free performances.

The Wisconsin Folksong Collection was recorded over 85 years ago in homes, taverns, logging camps, churches and dance halls throughout the state and features 900 performances.

Jalmar Nukala, a Finnish singer from Superior, will never be confused with Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

Iva Rindlisbacher, left, Helene Stratman-Thomas and Lois Rindlisbacher are seen in this 1941 photo of Swiss bells taken in Rice Lake, as Lisa Saywell from the Wisconsin Historical Society explains the image. Stratman-Thomas roamed Wisconsin in the 1940s recording folk music from a wide swath of cultures. This is an example of a portable disc-cutting machine used to make field recordings of folk music in the 1930s and 1940s. More than 900 performances were recorded and are now part of the Wisconsin Folksong Collection in the Mills Music Library at UW-Madison. Helene Stratman-Thomas, far right, poses with members of the Yuba band, many of whom had played together for 40 years. Stratman-Thomas spent three years in the 1940s recording over 700 performances of folk musicians throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Historical Society's collections manager, Scott Roller, and Lisa Saywell, the society's director of public services, look over a vintage fiddle used decades ago to make folk music. Joe Yansky was a one-man band with an accordion and drums and is seen here in 1946 in the Richland County community of Yuba. Scott Roller, collections manager for the Wisconsin Historical Society, shows off a homemade string instrument used to make folk music in northern Wisconsin. Field recordings made by Wisconsin musicians in the 1930s and 1940s and catalogued as the Wisconsin Folksong Collection have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. Iva Rindlisbacher, left, Helene Stratman-Thomas and Lois Rindlisbacher are seen in this 1941 photo of Swiss bells taken in Rice Lake, as Lisa Saywell from the Wisconsin Historical Society explains the image. Stratman-Thomas roamed Wisconsin in the 1940s recording folk music from a wide swath of cultures. Otto Rindlisbacher, folk singer and maker of stringed instruments, is seen in this photo from the 1940s at his Buckhorn tavern in Rice Lake. This is an example of a portable disc-cutting machine used to make field recordings of folk music in the 1930s and 1940s. More than 900 performances were recorded and are now part of the Wisconsin Folksong Collection in the Mills Music Library at UW-Madison. James Leary, emeritus professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies and co-founder of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, left, and Scott Roller, collections manager for the Wisconsin State Historical Society, view artifacts related to Wisconsin folk musicians active in the 1930s and 1940s. Helene Stratman-Thomas, far right, poses with members of the Yuba band, many of whom had played together for 40 years. Stratman-Thomas spent three years in the 1940s recording over 700 performances of folk musicians throughout Wisconsin. A card catalog holds detailed notes about folk singers recorded in the 1930s and 1940s throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Historical Society's collections manager, Scott Roller, and Lisa Saywell, the society's director of public services, look over a vintage fiddle used decades ago to make folk music. Joe Yansky was a one-man band with an accordion and drums and is seen here in 1946 in the Richland County community of Yuba.

Officers clash with Gaza war protesters while trying to remove an unsanctioned encampment on Library Mall early Wednesday at the campus of UW-Madison. Police announced 34 arrests and said four officers were injured. Police detain a demonstrator Wednesday. UW Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said the arrests were prompted by protesters pushing back against officers attempting to take down tents. UW Police remove tents from an unsanctioned encampment of Gaza war protesters. About 30 tents had been set up before they were removed Wednesday. UW-Madison professors Lara Gerassi, left, and Margaret Kerr react to the news of a friend being arrested. After police cleared one section of the mall, protesters gathered around the few remaining tents. Hours after police removed dozens of tents on Library Mall, 16 more sprang up later Wednesday. Four Madison men were charged Friday after 34 people were arrested during a clash between police and protesters Wednesday. Two days after it went up, a pro-Palestinian encampment on Library Mall was largely dismantled by police early Wednesday, with 34 people arrested and some protesters and police officers injured in the noisy fracas that followed. Officers clash with Gaza war protesters while trying to remove an unsanctioned encampment on Library Mall early Wednesday at the campus of UW-Madison. Police announced 34 arrests and said four officers were injured. Police detain a demonstrator Wednesday. UW Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said the arrests were prompted by protesters pushing back against officers attempting to take down tents. UW Police remove tents from an unsanctioned encampment of Gaza war protesters. About 30 tents had been set up before they were removed Wednesday. UW-Madison professors Lara Gerassi, left, and Margaret Kerr react to the news of a friend being arrested. After police cleared one section of the mall, protesters gathered around the few remaining tents. Hours after police removed dozens of tents on Library Mall, 16 more sprang up later Wednesday. Four Madison men were charged Friday after 34 people were arrested during a clash between police and protesters Wednesday.

Kaleef Mercedes, a 4-year-old female, is being handled by Kent Boyles of Edgerton and who in 2017 handed Rumor, which won Best in Show at the prestigious event.

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A German shepherd handled by a Rock County trainer didn't win the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show but did get the next best thing.

A German shepherd handled by a Rock County trainer didn't win the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show but did get the next best thing.