"Chapter A Day" presents “Sitting Pretty: The View From My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body” by Rebekah Taussig, available for listening in its entirety until May 29.
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The Clark County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 160 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation Thursday, according to an animal welfare group.
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How Wisconsin’s K-12 students are learning math is changing. On WPR’s “Wisconsin Today,” a panel of math educators discussed the state of mathematics education in Wisconsin.
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Last week, Milwaukee's City Hall and nearby municipal building were evacuated after what turned out to be a false alarm of a shooting.
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The school has partnered with the Waukesha-based mental health provider Empathia for crisis response support.
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Two different employers this month announced facility closures in Oconomowoc and Prairie du Chien, expected to leave 100 workers out of a job.
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An expert on the history of the abortion debate joined WPR's "Wisconsin Today" to discuss her new book on the anti-abortion movement's push for fetal personhood.
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Dermatologist Dr. Apple Bodemer joined WPR's "The Larry Meiller Show" to talk about common summertime skin issues.
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Access Corrections is part of the conglomerate that also runs the state prison system’s glitchy phone technology.
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If you’ve been watching the news and keeping up, you’ve noticed that fluoride in drinking water has become controversial, writes Dr. Zorba Paster. Why now, since fluoride has been in municipal drinking water for decades?
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It's the second lawsuit filed in the last year accusing the Verona-based software company of engaging in unlawful efforts to try to block competition.
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Wisconsin would lose about $314 million in food assistance from the federal government under the massive budget bill passed by the U.S. House early Thursday, according to an an analysis of the proposed cuts by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
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Leaders of Wisconsin colleges and universities are speaking out against pending cuts to federal financial aid after they cleared the U.S. House on Thursday.
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Northland College has faced years of financial woes stemming from rising costs and declining enrollment. The college’s president and Ashland’s mayor recently reflected on the impact and legacy of the university.
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Manure runoff from a dairy farm in Monroe County has caused hundreds of fish kills in nearby waterways, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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State regulators have paved the way for We Energies to spend about $1.5 billion to build two natural gas power plants in southeastern Wisconsin.
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The Universities of Wisconsin would have to provide students with around-the-clock access to virtual mental health providers under a new Republican proposal.
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Hundreds of nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital in Madison say they'll go on strike next week, after months of contract negotiations.
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A new bipartisan bill would allow for local municipalities to decide whether to issue new tobacco bar licenses with indoor smoking for cigars and pipes.
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After 40 years of federal support, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse program training teachers to provide physical education for students with disabilities will no longer receive a critical grant.
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