Event organizer Martinez Melgar said while participating teams tend to be from the Midwest, some come from as far as California. The thing, he said, that connects them all, is their shared roots in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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In a new lawsuit, environmental groups are alleging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources backtracked on the agency’s plans to conduct a full environmental review for a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington.

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The Fox Valley-based company is planning a $65 million expansion of its manufacturing plant there, expected to create more than 100 manufacturing jobs.

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Wolves stealing backpacks and entering tents have prompted officials at Isle Royale National Park to temporarily close one of the park's 36 campgrounds.

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The Wisconsin attorney general gets to control money from multistate lawsuits, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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Warren King, who was born and raised in Wisconsin, is exhibiting his “Homecoming” series in Milwaukee.

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The Phantom Lake Summer camp opened its doors to boys in 1896, and 130 years later it’s still going strong and giving all kids opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

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This month, thousands of Wisconsin’s estimated 700,000 federal student loan borrowers are seeing significant changes to their repayment plans as part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which will likely have an effect on economic drivers like travel, dining, autos and home buying.

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Another member of the Milwaukee Police Department has been charged with allegedly misusing the department's license plate camera reader system.

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission will investigate how the city of Green Bay mailed out duplicate ballots in two elections this year.

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In May, Shorewood Hills trustees voted 4-3 to remove John Imes from his unpaid position as village president.

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Ahead of the vote, the health system challenged the eligibility of the hospital’s charge nurses to vote in the election. And after the vote, SSM filed objections to the conduct of the election with the National Labor Relations Board.

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The case against the father of a Madison school shooter is set for trial in March 2027.

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If you think you're seeing less nature on your nature walks or fewer birds while birding, you're not wrong. WPR's Lee Rayburn spoke with a researcher on Wisconsin's striking biodiversity loss — and how we can get it back.

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The microscopic parasite Cyclospora infects people through contaminated water or food, causing severe diarrhea. It's often spread through fresh produce, like lettuce, herbs and raspberries, especially foods that are imported from developing countries in Central and South America

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The Sadie Ann — a 65-foot vessel described as a floating classroom — will be used for both research and instruction. 

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In Milwaukee County, overdose deaths hit a record high of 674 in 2022. But they have dropped every year since. 

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Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow has died after a long battle with cancer, the county announced Wednesday. He was 61.

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Vice President JD Vance used a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday to highlight the ways the Trump administration is working to crack down on fraud. 

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Two of the children, 6-year-old Caleb Oswald and 7-year-old Abigail Oswald, have been named in the fundraiser, which family said would be used to start a charity fund in their memory.

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