Wisconsin's recently-enacted two-year budget allocates about $25 million for the Municipal Services Payment Program, which amounts to a statewide increase of about $7 million per fiscal year.

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A proposed bill aims to address the ongoing shortage in Wisconsin by making it easier for drivers to keep their licenses. 

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is developing a framework for assessing drought in a changing climate. It's a difficult task, as what's considered drought is often situational.

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An updated report confirms that climate change is impacting the Great Lakes region through warmer and wetter weather, greater fluctuation in lake levels and disappearing fish populations.

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A man dies on a bus after having a violent coughing fit, and police discover that the victim has multiple identities and a history of eco-terrorism; Detective Bea is warned […]

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The cooks prepare dishes that show support for someone in need; in the second round, the cooks create their favorite holiday recipes.

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Join Luke Zahm in Knowlton, Wisconsin and meet sustainable cheesemakers and distillers.

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A winter adventure with Registered Maine Guide Polly Mahoney and her Yukon huskies; Amy Traverso and food writer David Leite make Portuguese clams and sausage; fat-tire biking.

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Creating a focal point wall; common sprinkler heads; installing a submersible sump pump to solve a flooded basement problem.

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Constructing a safe room in the basement; installing a composite deck; landscape plans are revealed; staying same in a tornado.

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Former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah, who killed three people in the line of duty before joining the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, is leaving law enforcement.

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When adjusted for inflation, Wisconsin's per-pupil spending on public school students continues to fall behind the national average, according to U.S. Census data analyzed by the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

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"Chapter a Day" brings you two novels this summer set in the Northwoods. While one explores the place that is the Northwoods, the second explores the people of the area.

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The event has set new attendance records each year since 2022.

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The Senate passed the funding cut Thursday morning, and the House of Representatives gave its final approval in a 216-213 vote early Friday, sending it to the president's desk.

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The campus was home to regional treasures like the Weis Earth Science Museum and the Barlow Planetarium. A Fox alum and librarian says she believes the community is “losing a gem.”

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Officers resolve the mystery of the missing family heirloom and the police close the investigation; Cecil makes a surprising discovery about Danioni.

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States will soon have to pay millions of dollars more for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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“To write about women that are desperate for money is certainly and feel like they’re being pushed out of the place they once were is really interesting.” — Megan Abbott […]

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Recently, Amazon Prime has rekindled interest in "Northern Exposure" by making all six seasons available for streaming.

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