WPR's music hosts give us a glimpse into the songs and artists that first sparked their musical interests.

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The city of La Crosse is suing three fire truck manufacturers — including two headquartered in Wisconsin — in federal court, accusing them of unlawfully coordinating to limit the supply of trucks and raise prices.

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Research out of UW-Eau Claire finds that well-designed skate parks bring economic and social benefits to local communities.

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Following repeated spring election losses to Democrats, and facing a future without President Donald Trump boosting base turnout at the top of presidential tickets, the Republican Party of Wisconsin must increase its out-of-state fundraising, an internal review recommends.

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A religious artifact once deeply revered by Superior’s Jewish community and thought to have been lost decades ago is being reclaimed after resurfacing in a secondhand shop.

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At a recent press conference at Milwaukee City Hall, community advocates and officials called the decline in overdose deaths a hopeful sign, but said the fight is not over. 

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An audit has confirmed the state’s fish and wildlife account is seeing a shortfall in revenues without budgetary transfers to make the account whole.

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Ascension Wisconsin will not move forward with a controversial plan to outsource some of its intensive care unit doctors.

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Officials are monitoring the health of a nearby creek after millions of gallons of sewage spilled from a cracked pipe in south Madison.

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UW police are actively investigating the source of the false report. 

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Although the 988 “press 3” option has ended, the lifeline itself is still operational and available for LGBTQ+ youth to call. 

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Gov. Tony Evers formally requested a presidential disaster declaration from President Donald Trump Wednesday, seeking federal help for flooding damage in six Wisconsin counties.

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A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that state environmental regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain permits that seek to prevent manure spills and protect state waters. 

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The hospital is planning to stop offering inpatient psychiatric care at Aurora Sheboygan and use the space to create additional inpatient medical surgical bed capacity.

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A Wisconsin man who faked his own death in Green Lake last year has been sentenced to 89 days in jail — the same amount of time he evaded law enforcement.

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“I am not exaggerating this: We are going the way of other sort of oligarchs and tyrannies in the world resembling them,” Moore told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “This is what it looks like.”

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Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill to reauthorize the state’s land purchase program at $72 million annually over the next six years and create a board to oversee spending on conservation projects.

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Debra Gillispie’s grief journey took her from outrage and a mission to shut down a bar, to driving across the country and back, to 20 years of leading local advocacy and reform efforts, and ultimately, to the prison that’s holding the man who killed her son.

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Two Wisconsin Congressmen are engaged in an ongoing, public feud that has escalated to personal attacks online and an in-person quarrel that was captured on camera.

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The case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will move forward following a federal court ruling. Dugan is accused of helping a man evade ICE by ushering him through a side door of her courtroom.

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