A bill advancing in Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Legislature would withhold pay from judges while they're suspended for alleged criminal misconduct.

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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers hopes to motivate new veterinarians to work with the state's rural farms by offering student loan repayment.

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Despite a bipartisan deal that reopened the federal government Wednesday night, Republicans and Democrats in Wisconsin's congressional delegation are still dug in along party lines over what the shutdown was all about in the first place.

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Sharmain Harris started selling drugs at age 11. After attending a military style bootcamp in prison, Harris is now a professional speaker on father relationships. But in his new memoir he writes how even after his success, the felon label continues to disrupt his life.

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Wisconsin lacks standards or health advisory limits for more than half of pesticide-related chemicals analyzed in the state, and there are currently no state surface water standards for pesticides.

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Military vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Defense plans to layoff approximately 160 workers early next year, the company announced Wednesday.

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Emily Nott and Miso Kwak, the creators behind "Crip Wisdoms," worked with a special publisher to create a tactile version of the book for blind readers.

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Bach copied whatever Italian scores he could get his hands on, note by note, to learn what made them work.

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Milwaukee Public Schools received a $23 million grant from the federal government to help nearly 30,000 students attend college over the next seven years. 

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Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers.

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New research shows nearly half of Wisconsin's residents will have to pay local vehicle registration fees, or wheel taxes, by the end of the year.

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The roadways straightened out with the full opening of the interchange in late October.

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As the government shutdown approaches its end, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites could see their health care costs soar.

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Wisconsin businesses that sell hemp and THC-based products say a provision tucked in the bill to end the government shutdown will devastate their industry.

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As many as 1 in 15 people drive under the influence of marijuana. And while many believe they drive better stoned, evidence shows they don’t.

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Social media giant Meta plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a 700,000-square-foot data center campus in Beaver Dam, bringing with it more than 1,000 construction jobs and 100 operational jobs when the campus is completed.

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Wisconsin environmental regulators and Republican lawmakers don’t agree on much when it comes to addressing PFAS contamination, but both acknowledge it will likely cost the state billions of dollars.

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“Community fridges” have been a hunger-fighting trend around the world, and Wisconsin organizers have followed suit as a means to offer free, fresh produce to anyone in the area in need.

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Legislative Republicans want to incentivize Wisconsin school districts that agree to merge or consolidate grades.

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It was the first time the state’s annual, mandatory school report cards have been released since standards shifted.

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