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MAHA · MinongA sasquatch display at the Jack Link's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Investigate Midwest)Jack Link’s, the world’s largest manufacturer of meat snacks, has spent years integrating itself into the country’s cultural and political arenas. Riding a wave of protein-crazed consumers and a booming snack industry, the company’s iconic Sasquatch marketing campaign has helped its products become a staple in gas stations, g…See the Story
Jack Link’s Beef: How the Minnesota Snack Giant Is Lobbying Trump and Fighting the MAHA Movement
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Spooner · SpoonerNORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- This week’s updates from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties. Barron County Highway: US 53
Location: Bridges over 22½ Avenue north of Rice Lake Schedule: May 14 to early August Cost: $770,405 Description: Replacing the concrete deck overlays, replacing the bridge approach slabs, repairing bridge wing walls, repair…Read Article
Northwest Wisconsin Highway Construction Update - Aug. 1, 2025

Spooner · SpoonerRUSK COUNTY (DrydenWire) — One of three criminal cases filed in Rusk County Circuit Court charging a Conrath, WI, man with sex crimes has been dismissed. Jeffrey Jankovic, age 37, was first charged in December 2023 for allegedly coercing a juvenile into sexual activities with Jankovic. Two more criminal cases were filed against Jankovic in May 2025. One of those cases charges Jankovic with allegedly trafficking a child. The third case charged J…Read Article