Eight railroad depots still serve passengers in Wisconsin, for Amtrak trains that travel across the southern half of the state. But once, there were a few hundred rail stations here. While many of those buildings are gone, others remain with new uses.

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More Wisconsin communities are changing the way they provide police and fire services to residents in an attempt to save money.

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“We just don't realize what's in our leaves,” watershed ecologist Alicia Ramsey said. “People throw out their leaves, or they compost their leaves, or they mulch their leaves, not realizing how much life is actually in them.”

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The Menominee Indian Nation of Wisconsin requested the return of human remains and burial objects.

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The United States minted its final pennies last week, but the phase out of the 1-cent coin is expected to vary from community to community. 

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The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting any public money from going toward health care coverage for people in the state illegally.

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Labor unions and educators are among those in Wisconsin’s construction industry hailing data center projects as long-term job creators.  

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Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate voted to repeal a 400-year increase to school funding on Tuesday, but their bill is almost certainly headed for a veto by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Leaders of the state’s energy assistance program are urging eligible Wisconsinites to get their applications in, despite an ongoing delay in federal funding.

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American shippers are at odds with the Canadian government over its regulations that require all Great Lakes vessels or “lakers” to install systems to treat their ballast water by 2030.

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The Eau Claire school district is considering closing or repurposing some of its elementary schools because district officials say they've got too much space and not enough students.

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As grills fire up along Wisconsin Avenue and hunters stream into town, Tomahawk’s annual venison feed offers the unmistakable feel of opening weekend up north.

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Democratic state lawmakers are proposing a bill that would essentially cap residential energy bills in Wisconsin at 2 percent of household income.

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Last week, the night sky in much of the country was ablaze with the aurora borealis, which were particularly spectacular in the greater Twin Ports area.
But with skywatchers on both sides of St. Louis Bay, which is best for viewing the northern lights — Superior or Duluth?

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Wisconsin's Department of Corrections paid the firm Falcon, Inc. to complete a year-long review of the prison system. The firm's report detailed issues with overcrowding and solitary confinement.

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Former Republican Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has been chosen for an interim role as a top federal prosecutor.

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The sites selected in the latest funding round include 11 Kwik Trips, hotels, other gas stations, a Culver’s and a chocolate shop.

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Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly are holding a vote on a bill preventing SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase candy, soft drinks and energy drinks.

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"You should absolutely grind your own beans," said Ryan Castelaz of Discourse Coffee. "If there's one thing that you can do to increase the quality of your coffee at home, once you've bought the right beans for you, is to grind fresh at the time of brewing."

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An average 15-pound turkey could cost around $30 this Thanksgiving, according to an analysis from Purdue University. That’s a 75 percent price increase since October 2024—a reversal from the relatively low prices of previous years.

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