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Today β€” 10 May 2025WPR

Best of Sewing With Nancy:Machine Embroidery in 6 Easy Lessons, Part 1

10 May 2025 at 09:00

The top six machine features to look for in an embroidery machine; using appropriate stabilizers; types and categories of designs; using design templates and positioning aides to get the design […]

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15 states, including Wisconsin, sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects

9 May 2025 at 21:05

Wisconsin is part of a coalition of 15 states suing over President Donald Trump's efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

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Milwaukee plans to order more ballots for future spring elections after ballot shortage β€˜crisis’

9 May 2025 at 20:14

Milwaukee's top election official is planning to order one ballot per registered voter for future spring elections after some polling sites in the city ran out of ballots during the April election.Β 

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Bail set for father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter who’s charged with giving guns to daughter

9 May 2025 at 19:29

Bail has been set for Jeffrey Rupnow at $20,000 cash after he was charged criminally in connection with the shooting carried out by his daughter at Madison's Abundant Life Christian School.

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Yesterday β€” 9 May 2025WPR

Zorba Paster: Cannabis use disorder needs more attention

9 May 2025 at 10:00

Cannabis use disorder β€” daily constant use β€” has increased dramatically since cannabis has become more available. But what’s more, that daily use to inebriation doesn’t have the stigma that alcoholism does. We don’t respect it as a problem, and that’s a problem.

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Oshkosh calls for more funding to reimburse municipalities for state-owned properties

9 May 2025 at 10:00

Oshkosh city leaders are calling on the state to increase funding to a program that reimburses communities for costs associated with hosting state properties, saying more than a decade of stagnating state support has shifted costs to local property tax payers.

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β€˜The pope is a Midwesterner:’ Wisconsinites react to announcement of first American pope

8 May 2025 at 23:36

The Most Rev. Jeffrey Haines, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said it's exciting to know that Pope Leo XIV grew up just miles from Milwaukee.Β "We don't know, he might like custard," Haines joked.

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On day 1 of votes, Wisconsin Republicans cut over 600 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget

8 May 2025 at 23:09

Republicans took their first step toward rewriting Wisconsin’s state budget Thursday, eliminating more than 600 ideas proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers with a single vote.

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2 lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional map filed with state Supreme Court

8 May 2025 at 19:21

Two lawsuits filed Thursday are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare the state's congressional map unconstitutional ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Companies cited for selling invasive crayfish to Wisconsinites

8 May 2025 at 10:00

Two suppliers of aquatic creatures were recently convicted for ignoring warnings from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and selling illegal crayfish species to Wisconsinites, the department announced today.Β 

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December shooting fuels increased anxiety, focus on school safety in Madison

8 May 2025 at 10:00

As the school year draws to a close, parents and educators are reflecting on how the tragedy at Abundant Life Christian School has altered the Madison community. They're also having more conversations about how to keep kids safe at school β€” and at home.

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