Along Highway 45 and County Road E, 191 acres is being added to the Upper Wisconsin River Legacy Forest, established in 2015 with 1,042 acres of forestland southeast of Land O’Lakes along the Wisconsin River.

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A Wisconsin university is using augmented reality to show staff from meat processing plants and farmers what it's like to look through the eyes of livestock.

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The Bayfield County board will take up agreements where Canadian energy firm Enbridge would reimburse law enforcement for services tied to its controversial Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin. 

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Protestors across Wisconsin are pushing back against what they describe as growing authoritarianism from President Donald Trump.

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How do you think about the future when you have no clear path to citizenship in the country you call home? Hear from a young undocumented woman who has lived in the U.S. since she was a child.

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Washington County is dropping a proposal that would have renamed a local highway in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Is it illegal to wager on a Wisconsin election you also vote in? The chair of the state's elections commission says you bet it is.

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The kangaroo was in his outdoor enclosure Wednesday morning when he was spooked by an unfamiliar dog and escaped.

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The protests this weekend will be the third major action from the national “No Kings” protest movement against the Trump administration.

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As state lawmakers across the U.S. engage in a kind of redistricting arms race, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he wants a disarmament in his swing state.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it would temporarily allow nationwide sales of E15. 

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Air pollution from two proposed natural gas plants in southeast Wisconsin could contribute to more than 100 premature deaths over the projects’ estimated 30-year lifespan and lead to higher air pollution exposure across the Upper Midwest.

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Although such restrictions are no longer enforceable, racist language remains on the books in housing deeds throughout Wisconsin. A Dane County project is helping residents to formally repudiate those racial restrictions.

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More prisons and jails in Wisconsin now provide access to medication for people with substance use disorders, according to a new report. 

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2025 was a historic year for the club. The team set their franchise record for wins in a season, as they finished the season with a 97-65 record. 

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Ship captains of the time surely avoided the famed pirate “Roaring” Dan Seavey. At nightfall, Seavey and his small team of men would loot ports and sail the stolen goods to Chicago. Today, Seavey’s complex character and storied life are the subject of a one-man show titled “Dan Seavey: Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate.” The show will be at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison on Saturday, March 28. 

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Housing advocates say Newcap’s closure could lead to northeast Wisconsin losing more than $2.7 million in federal funding and leave more than 100 households at risk of losing housing.

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Criminal charges were filed this week against Wisconsin state Sen. Jesse James's daughter who allegedly stole money from his campaign fund.

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Why voters should follow Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court race The 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race has a lower profile than previous contests.

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Since making his debut on the Deutsche Grammophon label in 2017 with a disc of Philip Glass’s piano etudes, Víkingur Ólafsson has released a series of probing and conscientious albums that approach familiar works from new directions, highlighting unexpected connections along the way.

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