WISCONSIN | BIRD FLU Bird flu detected in Dane County backyard chicken flock MITCHELL SCHMIDT Mar 3, 2026 Mar 3, 2026 Updated Mar 6, 2026 × Top stories for March 2, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new case of bird flu has been identified in a backyard chicken flock in Dane County.kAm%96 DE2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6[ %C256 2?5 r@?DF>6C !C@E64E:@? @? |@?52J C6A@CE65 2 A@D:E:G6 42D6 @7 w:89=J !2E9@86?:4 pG:2? x?7=F6?K2[ 2 DEC2:? @7 2G:2? 7=F[ :? 2 324<J2C5 7=@4< @7 dd 3:C5D :? t586CE@?] %96 27764E65 AC6>:D6D 92D 366? BF2C2?E:?65 E@ C6DEC:4E E96 >@G6>6?E @7 A@F=ECJ 2?5 3:C5D @? E96 AC@A6CEJ 92G6 366? <:==65 E@ AC6G6?E E96 DAC625 @7 E96 5:D62D6 2?5 H:== ?@E 6?E6C E96 7@@5 DJDE6>[ @77:4:2=D D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 42D6 :D E96 D64@?5 A@D:E:G6 C6A@CE @7 3:C5 7=F :? (:D4@?D:? 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Wisconsin school finance system violates Constitution, lawsuit argues The lawsuit asks a judge to compel the state Legislature to create a new school funding system that addresses the “financial crisis” being fac…
Could Wisconsin lose a congressional district in 2030? Depending on the state’s net growth compared to other states, Wisconsin could lose its first congressional district in three decades.
Gov. Tony Evers calls for special session to end partisan map-drawing in Wisconsin Unlike past special sessions, which Republicans ignored, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he was “supportive” of the concept.
Gov. Tony Evers calls for special session to end partisan map-drawing in Wisconsin Unlike past special sessions, which Republicans ignored, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he was “supportive” of the concept.
Chronic wasting disease remains prevalent in southern Wisconsin Chronic wasting disease is an always-fatal neurological disease in deer, elk and moose. It's been found in 36 states, four Canadian provinces …
Wisconsin reports 2 more bird flu cases in Jefferson, Walworth counties The positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, a strain of avian flu, in Jefferson County marks the county’s second case so far this …
