A new analysis of teacher pay and benefits by WEA Trust suggests the majority of teachers are one health care crisis away from financial ruin.

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The city of Green Bay this month approved a series of zoning changes aimed at addressing what officials say is an affordable housing crisis.

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A Wisconsin Senate committee held a public hearing on a Republican bill that would bar local governments from passing ordinances that grant legal rights to natural resources.

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Community leaders in Milwaukee are raising concerns about the proposed use of facial recognition technology by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

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The Monthlies Project mission is to provide free period products to school age students and spread the word about period poverty. Nearly 1 in 4 students struggle to afford period products, according to Period.org.

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Hudson native Amy Timberlake crafts winter scenes and centers Wisconsin’s unique glacial topography in the plot of her latest book for young readers.

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Most of the package is earmarked for row-crop producers. It aims to help farmers — especially those who grow soybeans — balance out losses from high costs and a trade war with China.

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President Donald Trump's former attorney in battleground Wisconsin alleged Monday that a judge presiding over his felony forgery case related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.

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Wisconsin is reviewing registration of pesticides that some Wisconsin farm groups say would help manage pests and disease, but some scientists and environmentalists argue they contain PFAS.

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A group of aggressive male turkeys in Eau Claire has generated police calls, caused one local resident to avoid a major walking trail and sent a man to the hospital with a 1-inch cut to the arm.

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A bill in the Wisconsin Legislature aims to incentivize the development of new nuclear power plants through state tax credits and would make nuclear power a high-priority energy source.

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“Our mission is to educate, collect, and preserve Marathon County history," said Blake Opal-Wahoske, executive director of the Marathon County Historical Society. "This is a way to deepen that sense of belonging and community."

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Tom and Kristi Manus of Eau Claire talk about some road trip stops they curate in their latest book, “Historic Wisconsin Roadsides: Towns Off the Beaten Path in the Badger State."

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A new law in Wisconsin aims to fight the crime of “sextortion” — a manipulative act that's on the rise, particularly among young people.

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The Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance works to reduce the impact of human-caused shrinkage of its beloved lake.

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A new agreement will allow the city of Two Rivers to continue receiving nuclear energy from the nearby Point Beach Nuclear Plant.

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After a year of budget cuts, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said existing funds and growing private and philanthropic support will fund the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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A heartwarming Swedish novel and a book about a frozen vegetable family business make the list of Goldin's top picks for the year.

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A new state grant program will hand out $10 million for violence prevention work across Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin’s state crime labs received fewer total cases in 2024 than in 2023, but took longer on average to turn around DNA casework and toxicology, according to a new report from the state Department of Justice. 

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