Customers from some of Wisconsin's largest electric utilities this week asked state regulators to block the utilities from increasing electric rates in each of the next two years.

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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is accusing Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature of ignoring a recent state Supreme Court decision about when proposed rules submitted by state agencies can be given the force of law.

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A UW-Madison counseling psychologist offers advice for helping young people and adults manage mental health after traumatic events like recent shootings.

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Missy Hughes is leaving her position leading the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

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The assistance could include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and families recover from the effects of the storms that occurred Aug. 9-12. 

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The 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dog sleds to Henry Ford’s Model T; the next generation of self-driving automobiles.

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Robots are first conceptualized in ancient Rome; how uses for robots have evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba; what future robots might be able to do.

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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will relocate its branch campus in Wausau next fall to the campus of Northcentral Technical College.

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In their first floor session since passing a state budget, GOP lawmakers in the state Assembly approved bills Thursday that would bar state buildings from waving LGBTQ+ Pride flags, further restrict healthcare access for undocumented people and require state employees to work in-person.

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Wisconsin members of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA say they're shocked, saddened and angry following his assassination at a college campus on Wednesday.

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Advocate and adoptee Diana Higgenbottom Anagnostopoulos shared the emotional and legal obstacles that some adoptees face without access to their original birth certificate.

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State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 wolves and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates.

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Wisconsin will receive nearly $30 million in federal disaster relief to aid victims of last month’s flooding.

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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people Thursday after a single-engine aircraft crashed in Lake Michigan 20 miles off the coast of Oak Creek.

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The Great Recession and other declines in manufacturing led to factory closures, and in the years since, local leaders have been working through what to do with the vacant properties.

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Three candidates are facing off in a special election in DeForest that follows a years-long dispute involving police reports, a burner email account and Facebook fights over dental hygiene.

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As children grow up, parents find new ways to stay connected with them. Or maybe it’s the same as it ever was? Writer Jill Sisson Quinn explores this while enjoying time with her son in the great outdoors.

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The company behind the plan known as "Project Nova” is unknown. But the site of the proposed data center is owned by We Energies and located near the company’s Oak Creek Power Plant. The project would require approximately 244 acres currently used for agriculture to be rezoned. 

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The average retail price of beef, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is now $9.69 per pound — the highest ever.

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There are about 400 officers in Wisconsin currently working in law enforcement who were fired or forced out from another agency in the state, Peter Cameron of The Badger Project told WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition."

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