For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake on the tribe’s reservation as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish.

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The Madison Methodical Meanderers has a goal. The members, led by Melinda Morang, want to walk every street in Madison.

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“I basically went ahead when I probably should have turned back,” climate reporter Alec Luhn recently said on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” Luhn went missing for six days this summer.

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Leaves are changing color across Wisconsin, but in most of the state, the trees have yet to reach their height of vibrancy.

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Republican Party of Milwaukee County 1st Vice Chair Brett Galaszewski said the party was too distraught to hold an event until now.

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The measure was among a long list of bills that were aimed at allowing candidates to remove their names from general election ballots after they've dropped out of a race, expanding health insurance coverage of enhanced breast cancer screenings and honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Assembly lawmakers approved a range of bills related to crime, policing and trafficking Tuesday. And Democrats used the debate to shift focus to the Epstein files.

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Milwaukee's fire chief is sounding the alarm about the need to replace outdated fire trucks and engines in the city.

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A Wisconsin immigration attorney Grant Sovern says the Trump administration's fee for H-1B visas lacks clarity on how to pay and raises legal questions.

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A recent report from FICO finds that Americans’ average credit score is on the decline, with Gen Z borrowers being most affected. An economics professor says the dropping score isn’t the most alarming findings in this analysis.

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Worried about private equity ownership, residents explore purchasing parks and running them as cooperatives. Wisconsin doesn’t make it easy.

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Several solar energy projects across Wisconsin are facing community pushback, including two large projects being opposed by local governments.

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The first of the Franklin Elementary School threats came in the opening weeks of the school year, followed by two more in quick succession. Each prompted immediate coordination with law enforcement and internal safety teams.

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Republican legislators are proposing a "Dual Enrollment Reform Bill" they say would simplify the process to make it more accessible for all students.

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The story of Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb and her practice in the very rural Wisconsin Northwoods is well known around Woodruff — there’s even a museum dedicated to her. It […]

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A municipal judge in Milwaukee County recently resigned from her position after she was charged for allegedly lying about obtaining signatures she needed to run for reelection. 

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could have ramifications for tribal sovereignty when it comes to land development.

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One of the proposals seeks to protect Devil's Lake State Park, while the other is a more general resolution encouraging the state to affirm the rights of all natural resources in the state.

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A field officer in Madison says furloughs and service disruptions are stressing an already overburdened agency.

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Allison Jonjak comes from a multigeneration family cranberry farm in Sawyer County. As a cranberry outreach specialist traveling around the state, she believes the industry is moving in a positive direction.

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