Serviceberries, or juneberries, are a native fruit beloved by wildlife. But now theyβre moving from backyards to farms, and some hope theyβll soon be on your plate.
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A Wisconsin writer reflects on the summerβs simple joys and how to make the most of the season before it slips away. The essay is featured in his book "Back Home: Country Tales Through the Seasons."
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The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque is back home with his family after being released from custody Thursday.
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Milwaukee singer-songwriter Kyle Feerickβs new album, βShine On,β draws from years of playing with local musicians and his own songwriting exploration. Itβs been nearly a decade since he put out his last full-length album.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a state college grant program for minority students is unconstitutional. UW-Madisonβs Taylor Odle said he hopes that program can be repurposed to address Wisconsinβs college affordability problem.
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A long-time Milwaukee and Madison educator will head Wisconsinβs Office of Literacy, taking over the role as the state tries to address declines in kids' reading ability.
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BwadwΓ©t Innovation Community is offering a new entrepreneurial training program for members of the Forest County Potawatomi, with classes ranging from marketing to legal readiness to financing.
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Green Bay leaders are moving toward creating a registry of vacant buildings and charging fees in the hope of encouraging redevelopment.
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Some Wisconsin communities are looking to place more restrictions on electric bikes and scooters due to accidents.
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Two Democrats vying for a shot at defeating Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden courted party activists during a Thursday Democratic Party forum in Platteville.
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that officials with the Lac du Flambeau tribe must not enforce fishing restrictions among nonmembers on lakes within its reservation while a legal challenge remains ongoing.
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Students will still retain all of the same protections under federal law. It will just be different departments enforcing those laws.
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The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque must be immediately released from detention as his immigration case moves forward, a federal judge ordered Thursday.
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In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared undergraduate retention grants for certain minority students are unconstitutional.Β
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The storm left property damage in its wake, including damage to homes and garages, according to the National Weather Service.
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Last month, seed seller Bayer and the U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement to suspend parts of a seed loyalty program that regulators argued was anticompetitive and drove up prices. A researcher and independent seed company explain why they say the move was needed.
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The number of sextortion cases in Wisconsin nearly tripled from 2024 to 2025. Families whose children died by suicide after being sextorted are not sitting on the sidelines: Theyβre speaking to schools, advocating for legislation to protect victims and some are suing social media companies.
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The School District of Beloit is facing significant budget challenges due to a more than 40 percent decline in student enrollment over the last decade.
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A high tech robot dove 1,300 feet to Superior Maximus, the deepest point of the largest freshwater lake in the world. Scientists hoped to see wildlife rarely seen in their native habitat and discover a time capsule dropped in the 1980s.
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Recordings of Czech composer Bohuslav MartinΕ―'s symphonies are rare, which is all the more reason why a new and exciting set from the Bamberg Symphony and conductor Jakub HrΕ―Ε‘a is so welcome.
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