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Madison health officials use dating apps to prevent STI spread

15 July 2025 at 10:00

Public Health Madison & Dane County officials recently launched a program to use dating apps and social media to notify people of possible exposure to sexually transmitted infections.Β 

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Remains of unknown World War I soldier exhumed in Wisconsin for DNA identification

15 July 2025 at 10:00

The exhumation, carried out June 6, is part of the Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center.

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Did you miss the Festival of Sail? View the tall ships from Lake Superior’s Wisconsin shore

15 July 2025 at 10:00

The Festival of Sail was held in Duluth Harbor last weekend, and many of the tall ships will be visible from the Wisconsin side of Lake Superior as they make their way to their next ports of call β€” including some stops on the South Shore.

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What does Trump’s budget law mean for Wisconsin taxpayers?

15 July 2025 at 10:00

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending law indefinitely extends the 2017 tax cuts on people. It also includes targeted tax breaks that will largely expire by the end of his second term in office.

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Waukesha County school district is latest to remove LGBTQ+ language from harassment policy

15 July 2025 at 10:00

The Arrowhead Union High School District is the latest in Wisconsin to update its harassment policy by removing the word β€œgender” and replacing it with β€œsex,” causing some parents to fear LGBTQ+ students will be targeted.Β 

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Milwaukee is part of a trend of turning offices into homes

By: Joe Tarr
15 July 2025 at 09:55

Milwaukee has a shortage of housing, but it has vacant office space. Some developers are turning those empty offices into homes. The trend is likely to alleviate, but not solve, the housing crisis.

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Wisconsin DNR official shares ways to stay β€˜weather aware’ when camping in state parks

14 July 2025 at 21:23

As search operations continue for people lost in the flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas, an official with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources explains what safety measures are in the state's parks and campsites.

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Wisconsin joins coalition to sue Trump over $6.8B withheld from education

14 July 2025 at 20:30

Wisconsin is one of 24 states and the District of Columbia to sue the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6.8 billion in education funding.

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Agency that investigated the Superior refinery explosion faces elimination under Trump

14 July 2025 at 10:00

A board that investigated a 2018 explosion at the Superior oil refinery is slated for elimination under President Donald Trump's proposed 2026 budget.

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Both of Superior’s Carnegie libraries are for sale

14 July 2025 at 10:00

Both of Superior’s Carnegie library buildings are now for sale. The East End library, which became a private residence in 1992, is on the market for $375,000.Β The Central Branch, which has been vacant since 1992, is in serious disrepair.

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These Wisconsinites made the life-changing choice to donate a kidney to a stranger

14 July 2025 at 10:00

As of 2024, more than 1,200 people in Wisconsin were waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. A number of Wisconsinites have chosen to donate to others while still living β€” even if the donors don’t know who the organ might go to.

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Wisconsin Foodie:National Mustard Museum, Mustard Glazed Pulled Pork

13 July 2025 at 16:30

National Mustard Museum, home to over 6,900 mustards! With founder Barry Levenson, Luke dives into mustard ice cream, glazed treats and cooks a juicy pork shoulder with Stormin’ Gorman mustard […]

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