Microsoft has hired around 375 people for full-time positions in Wisconsin and that number could grow to 800 by the time the company finishes its second data center in Racine County, according to a company spokesperson.

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The Granite Belt is a developing gravel cycling network of roughly 900 miles across Marathon, Lincoln, Langlade and Shawano counties, with Wausau positioned as the central base camp.

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A ship that’s been part of Superior’s history since 1896 is celebrating a birthday and welcoming everyone aboard — though it isn’t sailing anywhere.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin reflected on her accomplishments leading the state’s flagship campus while acknowledging what she calls a period of “significant challenge” during her four-year tenure.

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The high price of fuel is worrying the leaders of some local governments across the state. 

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Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say they are still working to deport Noel Quintana Gonzalez. The Madison restauranteur was released from immigration detention after the governor pardoned him for a 20-year-old cocaine conviction.

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A manufacturing company in east central Wisconsin must pay $200,000 for alleged violations of its air pollution violations.

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After months of negotiation, Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the Legislature said Monday they’ve reached a deal that would spend down the state's budget surplus on tax relief and education.

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In 2021, lawmakers in Maine passed a suite of legislation aimed at fixing the state’s PFAS crisis, investing more than $200 million in the effort. A new book chronicles Maine's PFAS story and where things stand now, five years later.

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The Wisconsin-based YouTube channel Code Blue Cam has more than 3 million subscribers and 1.15 billion total views.

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Water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron witnessed their largest surge for the month of April since records began more than a century ago.

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The new novel, “The Supper Club Saints,” captures the complexities of modern motherhood in a family running a dying supper club that's the heartbeat of the fictional Lake Michigan town of Port Holcomb.

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Former Gov. Tommy Thompson has endorsed Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany's bid for governor, officially ending any speculation that he might challenge Tiffany in a GOP primary.

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Gov. Tony Evers has won another legal battle with Republican lawmakers over when and how state agencies can publish rules carrying the weight of law.

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For women in prison, Mother's Day can be especially difficult. A group of Wisconsin activists wants to let incarcerated moms know they're not alone. To do that, they got in their cars.

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As of May 1, some smaller Ascension Wisconsin ICUs in Mequon, Brookfield and Franklin are staffing critical care specialists by video call only — raising concerns from staff about patient outcomes.

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A Milwaukee Catholic priest shares how he’s handling the church and state conflict.

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A judge has granted an emergency order that temporarily blocks a Milwaukee ordinance that would have limited food truck hours in parts of the city.

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Students at Wisconsin's K-12 schools and universities lost access to course work Thursday after a cyberattack took the popular education app Canvas offline nationwide.

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A 25-member search committee has been named to find the next Universities of Wisconsin president after the Board of Regents fired system leader Jay Rothman last month.

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