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Today — 30 January 2026WPR

In governor’s race, GOP coalesces around Tiffany while Democrats navigate crowded field

29 January 2026 at 23:35

The Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor is shaping up to be crowded. That's in stark contrast to the GOP side, where Republicans have coalesced around a single candidate.

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From Cuba to La Crosse: Erne’s story from ‘WPR Reports: Uprooted’

29 January 2026 at 20:30

(Editor’s note: This is the script for the “Wisconsin Life” animation “WPR Reports: Uprooted, Erne’s story” from PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio.) In the summer of 1980, Ernesto Rodriquez […]

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Is walking a complete workout? Wisconsin physical therapists weigh in

29 January 2026 at 19:09

Walking is certainly a healthy activity. Whether it’s a complete workout depends on your cardio fitness, said physical therapists (and sisters) Jill Thein-Nissenbaum and Lori Thein Brody. 

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UW-Madison Chancellor says her role prepared her for Columbia University job

29 January 2026 at 18:07

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said her experience leading UW-Madison during a "complex time," which included encampments, DEI and federal funding cuts, prepared her to head the Ivy League university.

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As Wisconsin’s population ages, UW-Green Bay offers hundreds of courses for older adults

29 January 2026 at 17:26

As Wisconsin’s population ages, universities like UW-Green Bay are looking to offer more learning opportunities for older adults — even if they’re not working toward a degree.

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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Pictures of the Floating World,’ a new release from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

29 January 2026 at 13:00

WPR's Ava Kuredjian interviews bassoonist Catherine Van Handel on her role as soloist in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s newest release, David Ludwig’s “Pictures of the Floating World.”

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Yesterday — 29 January 2026WPR

PSC analysts, groups say We Energies’ proposed data center rates pose risks to customers

29 January 2026 at 11:00

Analysts for state utility regulators and interest groups say a proposal from We Energies for special electric rates charged to data centers could pose risks for other customers’ utility bills.

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Hundreds gather in Milwaukee to protest latest shooting by federal officers in Minnesota

29 January 2026 at 02:20

Hundreds of people gathered in Milwaukee on a frigid Wednesday evening to protest the latest fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota.

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Republican Josh Schoemann drops out of Wisconsin governor’s race

28 January 2026 at 23:50

Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann has dropped out of the Republican primary for governor in Wisconsin, one day after he failed to receive the endorsement of President Donald Trump.

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Wisconsin will issue the most licenses ever recorded for this fall’s bear hunt

28 January 2026 at 21:04

Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher quota approved Wednesday by the state’s Natural Resources Board.

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DeForest announces it won’t move forward with controversial $12B data center

28 January 2026 at 20:22

The Madison suburb of DeForest, where a $12 billion data center proposal has been in development for months, abruptly announced the data center “is not feasible.”

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Ron Johnson refuses to negotiate DHS funding, blames Democrats and protestors for killings in Minnesota

28 January 2026 at 19:48

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson wants an investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents, but says Democrats are at fault for unrest in Minneapolis.

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Before yesterdayWPR

How a rural Wisconsin school district closed learning gaps for low-income students

28 January 2026 at 11:00

For the last eight years, Sevastopol has worked on changing its culture. They’ve done everything from providing all students with free meals to putting staff through an intensive poverty simulation so they could go from sympathetic to empathetic.

And it has worked.

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Wisconsin, tribes would have less power to review projects under proposed water rule

28 January 2026 at 11:00

Wisconsin and tribes would have less power to protect waterways under the Clean Water Act if the Environmental Protection Agency adopts proposed changes to how it treats energy and infrastructure projects.

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