Ho-Chunk Nation to get army ammunition plant land

MADISON - The Ho-Chunk Nation will finally receive nearly 1,600 acres at the closed Badger Army Ammunition Plant.

U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin announced the land transfer Friday. She's been pushing to return the land to the tribe since she was first elected to Congress in 1988.

Baldwin held up the nomination of a top Interior Department appointee until he agreed to work with the Defense Department to resolve the matter.

Full Story: WJFW

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