Bills under consideration aim to ensure cost doesn't stop incarcerated Wisconsinites from having access to basic hygiene products, including pads and tampons.

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The Mark Hembree Band is well-known in Wisconsin’s bluegrass music scene. Its upright bass playing leader, Mark Hembree of Oconomowoc, has been playing music professionally for decades. He reflects on his early days with another bluegrass legend, Bill Monroe.

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A community in rural Brown County is raising the alarm on a possible data center development after several people received offers to purchase their property from a local realtor on behalf of a Delaware-based limited liability company.

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Months after a new federal policy struck a blow to the national hemp industry, state lawmakers are considering a proposal to clarify the legality of the product in Wisconsin. 

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Wisconsin utilities are investing to meet demands of the AI data center boom. But utility customers and local communities could be left paying the bills if the AI industry goes bust, utility watchdog warns.

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Wisconsin politicians had a lot to say about the shooting death of a Minnesota woman by federal immigration agents, with one Republican accusing the woman of "domestic terrorism" and multiple Democrats calling for the defunding of ICE.

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Film professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece brings her deep knowledge of horror movies to the page with "Poltergeist," an apocalyptic horror novel set in a melting Arctic.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Thursday that it continues to recommend the "evidence-based childhood vaccine schedule" from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called the U.S. military’s recent operation in Venezuela an “incredible success” shortly before voting against a resolution that would require Congress to sign off on further military action in the country.

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Many are considered, few can be chosen: Meet the six distinctive Wisconsin voices behind the 2026 "Larry Meiller Show" book club selections.

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Last month, Wisconsin’s Office of Violence Prevention officially began operations to spend $10 million in grants that will go to organizations and local governments across the state working to combat violence.

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State Republican lawmakers are floating a new bill to pave the way for self-driving cars on Wisconsin roads.

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Nice Girls of the North is a women’s collective hosting a monthly marketplace of eclectic creative wares, whose members help each other by sharing business tips and resources.

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A recently introduced Wisconsin bill would require kindergarten through sixth-grade students to get at least 60 minutes of recess every day. 

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The album includes delicate instrumentals and field recordings of birdsong, making it a standout.

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Anticipated spikes in demand for energy to supply Wisconsin's data center building boom come on the heels of decades of declining power and water use, according to a new report.

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Former Judge Hannah Dugan handed in her immediate resignation on Saturday after she was convicted of a felony last month.

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The blackcurrant, once federally banned and now the Flavor of the Year, is having a moment. Staffers of the Savanna Institute visited "The Larry Meiller Show" to talk about the fruit's comeback.

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Republicans state lawmakers are considering proposals that would increase access to guns in Wisconsin, including one that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons and another that would further enshrine gun rights in the state constitution.

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Beginning this week, student loan borrowers could receive a notice that the federal government is coming for their paycheck. 

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