As part of the Green Team at Chippewa Falls High School, students pick a two-year passion project related to sustainability. This year’s students chose to make Camp Nawakwa in Cornell more sustainable.

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Last school year, enrollment dropped to about 10,500 students. District officials predict enrollment will continue to decline based on birth trends.

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The global biohealth company Catalent announced Tuesday an expansion of its Madison facility to better support drug development and trials.  

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Wisconsin health providers are urging residents to be mindful of fireworks-related injuries this holiday weekend after seeing a nationwide increase last year.

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Democrats in Wisconsin's congressional delegation railed against proposed cuts to social safety net programs in President Donald Trump's budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who switched his vote to support the plan, hailed the passage but said work to reduce federal spending has "only just begun."

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The final state budget for 2025-27 will include a date to decommission the notorious Green Bay Correctional Institution, increase funding for the Universities of Wisconsin system by $256 million and cut taxes by $1.5 billion.

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St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls will officially reopen this fall under new ownership by a regional health cooperative.

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The auto repair industry is dominated by men. But on Madison’s northside, Dutch’s Auto Service veers from that reality. Learn how the women-owned auto repair shop may be unique but […]

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Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel belongs in state court.

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The developer behind the largest solar project ever approved in Wisconsin has agreed to a settlement with a state conservation group aimed at protecting the Greater Prairie Chicken.

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A tentative bipartisan deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the state Legislature calls for billions in new spending on public schools, child care and state universities, along with income tax cuts worth more than $1 billion. 

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The reasons for the abrupt departures range from political infighting to inexperienced board members.

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Frustrated with dwindling income, Uber and Lyft drivers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport went on strike against the two companies last Thursday. Though the strike was dispersed by police, the drivers hope to use the momentum to officially organize.

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About 48 Afghan refugees in central Wisconsin could lose legal status next month as the Trump administration ends temporary protected status. Advocates say the policy shift is already deepening fear, trauma and separation for those who once supported U.S. forces overseas.

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The owner of Minocqua Brewing Company has been charged with harassment after he held what he called a “political protest” outside the offices of a Northwoods newspaper publisher.

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Wisconsin justices will determine whether a near-total abortion ban can remain in effect on Wednesday.

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The story’s cocreator Tim Seeley grew up just outside Wausau. “Write what you know,” he told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “Revival” is running weekly on SyFy and is available to stream on Peacock.

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Advocates are calling on the state Legislature to appropriate more money for crime victim services after funding approved by a budget committee on Friday fell short of the amount requested by Wisconsin's Attorney General Josh Kaul.

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has changed his tune about President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending plan known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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