One of Larry Meiller's favorite "Garden Talk" guests shares his recommendations for where to get the best online gardening tips and tricks.

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Microsoft will no longer use nondisclosure agreements with local governments in developing data centers, the company announced this week.

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Chad McGehee started as the director of meditation training at Wisconsin Athletics in 2020 — the first ever person to hold that title in a major college sports program. McGehee tells athletes that meditation is “strength and conditioning for the mind.” 

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A portion of a Washington County road could soon be renamed to honor the late Charlie Kirk. 

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Elvira Benitez-Suarez’s husband and three of her four children joined advocates from Voces de la Frontera at an event Thursday in Milwaukee to demand her immediate release from ICE custody. It’s part of a new “Justice for Elvira” campaign

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Wisconsin women will have access to preventive breast cancer screenings under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Tony Evers. 

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Former poet laureate of Wisconsin Kimberly Blaeser received a National Book Foundation prize for her most recent poetry collection, Ancient Light, that gives voice to urgent ecological and social issues.

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Wisconsin Senate Republican Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu has announced he’s retiring.

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Spectrum will close its Appleton call center in late May, laying off more than 300 workers. 

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Cesar Chavez Day events planned for later this month in Wisconsin are being canceled, postponed or renamed after alleged sexual abuse allegations about the famed labor leader surfaced this week. 

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For Superior’s Emem Essien, comedy is one way to push through the struggles in life. Essien shared his humor and how he got into it with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition."

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Wisconsin police will soon be allowed to conduct roadside saliva testing for marijuana and other illegal substances.

Supporters say the new law will help strengthen cases against suspected drugged drivers who may be flying under the radar. A Wisconsin attorney and impaired driving defense expert argues it’s “merely symbolic.”

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Agriculture leaders and producers are urging Congress to allow year-round sales of fuel made with up to 15 percent ethanol, which they say could boost domestic demand for corn — and offer a cheaper gas option for U.S. drivers this summer.

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Veterinary experts are urging owners of commercial and backyard flocks to take steps to protect their birds as the nation sees an increase in bird flu outbreaks during spring migration.

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Thousands of mothers in Wisconsin will now have access to postpartum medicaid coverage after Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill extending the program from 60 days to one year.

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Elizabeth Rees is a third-generation printer from Milwaukee and the founder of Chasing Paper, a wallpaper and home decor company. She’s out with a new book she calls “a love letter to wallpaper.”

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Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor on Wisconsin’s Abortion Ban Ruling Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor on the 4-3 decision to overturn a law that banned abortions.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that more than $1 billion has been delivered to fund replacement of a major bridge connecting Duluth and Superior.

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Brice Christianson is using his experience as a Child of Deaf Adults to open up sports broadcasting to the Deaf community through live ASL play-by-plays.

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Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos criticized his Senate GOP counterparts on Tuesday for letting a bill to regulate data centers die, calling the issue “bigger than most that I have seen in my 22 years.”

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