New Wisconsin DNR chief waiting for science on CWD

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin DNR’s new leader said Tuesday he knows people want the agency to do more to control chronic wasting disease but that he needs science to justify new strategies and spending.

Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, attacks deer’s brains and eventually kills them. The state has been grappling with the ailment since it was discovered near Mount Horeb…