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Today โ€” 10 January 2026WPR

Wisconsin communities protest fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

9 January 2026 at 21:08

Protests are expected across the state on Friday in reaction to this week's fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

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Pocan calls ICE โ€˜rogue agencyโ€™ after Minneapolis killing

9 January 2026 at 20:31

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is calling for further oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an agent shot and killed a woman driving her vehicle in Minneapolis.

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The NFLโ€™s oldest rivalry is set for its most consequential matchup in over a decade

9 January 2026 at 20:20

The Green Bay Packers will go on the road to take on the Chicago Bears in the NFL Playoffs for just the third time in the century-old rivalry.

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Van Orden sides with Democrats on ACA subsidy extension vote

9 January 2026 at 15:44

In a surprise reversal, Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden voted for a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits despite previously calling for the law to be repealed.

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Yesterday โ€” 9 January 2026WPR

Lawmakers aim to make menstrual products free for Wisconsinites locked up in jails, prisons

9 January 2026 at 11:08

Bills under consideration aim to ensure cost doesn't stop incarcerated Wisconsinites from having access to basic hygiene products, including pads and tampons.

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Wisconsin bassist Mark Hembree reflects on career with bluegrass legend

9 January 2026 at 11:01

The Mark Hembree Band is well-known in Wisconsinโ€™s bluegrass music scene. Its upright bass playing leader, Mark Hembree of Oconomowoc, has been playing music professionally for decades. He reflects on his early days with another bluegrass legend, Bill Monroe.

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Mysterious land offers in rural Brown County raise concerns about possible data center

9 January 2026 at 11:00

A community in rural Brown County is raising the alarm on a possible data center development after several people received offers to purchase their property from a local realtor on behalf of a Delaware-based limited liability company.

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Wisconsin lawmakers consider changes to hemp policy thatโ€™s โ€˜clear as mudโ€™

9 January 2026 at 11:00

Months after a new federal policy struck a blow to the national hemp industry, state lawmakers are considering a proposal to clarify the legality of the product in Wisconsin.ย 

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How would an AI โ€˜bubbleโ€™ impact Wisconsin communities hosting data centers?

9 January 2026 at 11:00

Wisconsin utilities are investing to meet demands of the AI data center boom. But utility customers and local communities could be left paying the bills if the AI industry goes bust, utility watchdog warns.

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Wisconsin politicians sound off on fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

8 January 2026 at 23:51

Wisconsin politicians had a lot to say about the shooting death of a Minnesota woman by federal immigration agents, with one Republican accusing the woman of "domestic terrorism" and multiple Democrats calling for the defunding of ICE.

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Milwaukee authorโ€™s debut novel inspired by horror films, Wisconsin winters

8 January 2026 at 22:27

Film professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece brings her deep knowledge of horror movies to the page with "Poltergeist," an apocalyptic horror novel set in a melting Arctic.

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DHS: Wisconsin kids should continue to get recommended vaccines despite federal change

8 January 2026 at 21:08

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Thursday that it continues to recommend the "evidence-based childhood vaccine schedule" from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Johnson calls capture of Maduro โ€˜undeniably good,โ€™ opposes new war powers resolution

8 January 2026 at 19:19

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson called the U.S. militaryโ€™s recent operation in Venezuela an โ€œincredible successโ€ shortly before voting against a resolution that would require Congress to sign off on further military action in the country.

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Before yesterdayWPR

State violence prevention offices have existed for decades. How does Wisconsinโ€™s compare?

8 January 2026 at 11:00

Last month, Wisconsinโ€™s Office of Violence Prevention officially began operations to spend $10 million in grants that will go to organizations and local governments across the state working to combat violence.

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