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Today β€” 3 April 2026WPR

Manitowoc County committee recommends 1-year moratorium on data center permitting

3 April 2026 at 10:00

A Manitowoc County committee is recommending the county board approve an ordinance placing a one-year moratorium on data centers.

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Northeast Wisconsin nonprofits look to fill housing void left by Newcap closure

By: Lorin Cox
3 April 2026 at 10:00

Housing service providers are scrambling to maintain services for more than 100 households at risk of becoming homeless after the abrupt closing of the Green Bay non-profit.

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Chris Taylor, Maria Lazar face off in only Wisconsin Supreme Court debate

3 April 2026 at 04:14

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor staked their claims to independence and accused one another of being too extreme for a 10-year term on the state's highest bench during their first, and only debate of the campaign.

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Wisconsin AG β€˜confident’ US Supreme Court will uphold birthright citizenship

2 April 2026 at 18:47

Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul has joined other Democratic attorneys general in a friend-of-the-court brief seeking to preserve birthright citizenship in the face of an executive order from President Donald Trump.

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Universities of Wisconsin president refuses to leave after being told to resign or be fired

2 April 2026 at 17:59

The president of the 25-campus Universities of Wisconsin said in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that he’s been told to either resign or be fired, but has been given no reason and won’t step aside.

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β€œThe stars lined up”: Reflecting on Wisconsin’s first high school girls basketball championship

2 April 2026 at 14:00

Prior to 1972 girls didn’t always have the opportunity to play sports at school. But the passage of Title IX changed that. It paved the way for Manitowoc’s Roncalli High […]

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Yesterday β€” 2 April 2026WPR

Evers calls Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting β€˜bulls–––’

1 April 2026 at 21:53

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says President Donald Trump's order to restrict absentee ballots from going to people not vetted by his administration is "bulls---," and he looks forward to seeing the president in court.

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Wisconsin and groups sue Trump EPA for rollback of mercury standards

1 April 2026 at 20:42

Wisconsin is part of a coalition of 21 states and local governments suing the Environmental Protection Agency for weakening standards on coal-fired power plants tied to emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants.

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Wisconsin-born journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, search is underway

An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday inΒ BaghdadΒ and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for.

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Republicans OK report criticizing attorney general over privately funded legal fellows

1 April 2026 at 10:00

Republican state lawmakers say Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul sidestepped state law in order to bring on several attorneys whose pay was bankrolled by private foundations. Kaul and other Democrats call the accusation a "partisan stunt."

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More than 30 groups demand Milwaukee School of Engineering cut ties with ICE

1 April 2026 at 10:00

More than 30 groups representing Milwaukee School of Engineering students, faculty and staff, unions and politicians, are asking the college to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which uses a leased building on campus.

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