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Today โ€” 17 February 2026WPR

Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor

17 February 2026 at 11:00

Those recovering from addiction have a difficult time finding stable employment and keeping it. Apricity Contract Packaging offers "a safe environment" โ€” one where every person is pursuing sobriety.

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New court advocacy model for child victims emerges in central Wisconsin

17 February 2026 at 11:00

The program serves children under court protection in Marathon County and aims to improve outcomes by reducing time in foster care, strengthening stability and helping young victims feel safer throughout legal proceedings.

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Marquette University accused of pushing lower-income families toward risky loans

16 February 2026 at 22:09

Marquette was one of 41 colleges named in a recent report that alleges the schools encourage low-income families to take out Parent PLUS loans while they at the same time offer financial aid to upper-income students.

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Wisconsin musicians celebrate Grammy win for chamber orchestra performance

16 February 2026 at 21:52

Michael Clayville and Erin Lesser of Appleton attended the ceremony in LA, where their group Alarm Will Sound won for their recording of Donnacha Dennehyโ€™s โ€œLand of Winter.โ€

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Judge finds Muskego man who wrote โ€˜Jan. 6โ€™ on sidewalk not guilty of disorderly conduct

16 February 2026 at 21:22

A Muskego man has been found not guilty of disorderly conduct after he wrote "Remember Jan. 6" on the sidewalk outside of his local post office last year.ย 

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Transcripts: Kenosha DA said he used AI for research before judge sanctioned him

16 February 2026 at 20:32

Kenosha County Xavier Solis admitted he used artificial intelligence for "research" before he was reprimanded by a judge earlier this month over his AI use, newly released court transcripts reveal.

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Yesterday โ€” 16 February 2026WPR

Merger of cultural, resource centers at UW-Milwaukee leaves some students, faculty concerned

16 February 2026 at 11:00

UW-Milwaukee is consolidating several student cultural and resource centers into a new โ€œunified, student-focused hub.โ€ย That's leaving some students worried about access.

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Ho-Chunk sculptor Truman Lowe honored in Smithsonian retrospective

16 February 2026 at 11:00

A new exhibit at the Smithsonianโ€™s National Museum of the American Indian looks back on the career of the late Truman Lowe, a Ho-Chunk artist and educator known for his ability to make wood look like water.

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Essential household costs are driving Wisconsinโ€™s affordability challenge, report says

16 February 2026 at 11:00

While median wages in Wisconsin have kept pace with inflation over the last 25 years, many essential household costs have risen much faster than wages and overall inflation.

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For the first time in more than a decade, Apostle Islands ice caves may open Monday

15 February 2026 at 13:57

For the first time in over a decade, visitors may be able to access the ice caves within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior as soon as Monday.

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Before yesterdayWPR

How new TrumpRx program could affect Wisconsin pharmacies and patients

By: Lorin Cox
13 February 2026 at 22:20

Wisconsin pharmacist Hashim Zaibak joined WPRโ€™s โ€œWisconsin Todayโ€ to discuss how the new TrumpRx program works and what barriers patients face with prescription drugs.

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Judge rules in favor of Enbridgeโ€™s Line 5 reroute in Wisconsin, upholding state permits

13 February 2026 at 22:15

An administrative law judge has upheld key state permits for Enbridgeโ€™s $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline around the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

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Community group challenges Port Washingtonโ€™s data center TID in court

13 February 2026 at 19:57

A community group opposed to the planned data center campus in Port Washington is suing the city to try to block a tax increment financing district created to support the project.

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Trumpโ€™s move ending power to control climate pollution could cost Wisconsin billions

13 February 2026 at 18:45

President Donald Trump and the EPA announced Thursday that theyโ€™re eliminating the scientific basis for controlling pollution thatโ€™s warming the planet, posing widespread effects for the nation and Wisconsin.

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