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Cold exposure was the cause of a January death that took place in the town of Bennett, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

As states like Wisconsin get ready to impose Medicaid work requirements, there’s concern over how many people could lose health coverage — and what an increase in those without insurance could mean for hospitals.

Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, said refineries in the Great Lakes region had dropped prices over the winter to help unload stores of winter gasoline before the end of the season. "Now that those discounts are gone, prices have gone up," he said.

Smoking continues to go down in Wisconsin while obesity goes up, and more than a quarter of residents admit to drinking excessively, according to the 2019 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.