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Today β€” 17 April 2026WPR

Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss public education funding lawsuit

17 April 2026 at 10:00

Legislative Republicans are asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed earlier this year by parents and educators from across Wisconsin alleging lawmakers have failed to adequately fund public schools.

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New Wisconsin data center approved as utilities face scrutiny over electric costs

17 April 2026 at 10:00

Another data center plan is moving forward in Wisconsin as the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is expected to decide on a data center rate proposal from We Energies this month and on a similar plan from Alliant Energy later this spring.

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Rebecca Cooke again outraises US Rep. Derrick Van Orden in pivotal Wisconsin House race

16 April 2026 at 21:47

For the second consecutive time, Democrat Rebecca Cooke has outraised Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in western Wisconsin's highly contested 3rd Congressional District race.

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2 Wisconsin health systems launching cancer treatment programs new to the state

16 April 2026 at 21:29

Two major health systems in Wisconsin have either just launched or are set to launch the first two proton therapy cancer treatment programs in the state.

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Wisconsin village faces mail delivery delays amid financial crisis for US Postal Service

16 April 2026 at 19:40

The U.S. Postal Service is warning that it might have to raise the price of a stamp to nearly a dollar or significantly scale back services next year without action from Congress. Advocates say this would disproportionately impact rural communities, which rely on mail delivery for medications, ballots and essential documents.

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Wisconsin DOT hoping to pump the brakes on EV users’ range anxiety

16 April 2026 at 18:14

Electric vehicle registration is on the rise in Wisconsin. But battery life unease is a roadblock preventing wider adoption of EVs. Wisconsin's DOT Secretary visited "The Larry Meiller Show" to discuss what the DOT is doing to alleviate the "plug-in panic."

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WPR Music new album of the week: Kip Winger’s β€˜Symphony of the Returning Light’

16 April 2026 at 12:00

Kip Winger's new album synthesizes modern classical compositional techniques with his own unique language of the heart in a deeply skillful and appealing way.

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Yesterday β€” 16 April 2026WPR

Wisconsin will see warmer, wetter weather β€” and more extremes, report finds

16 April 2026 at 10:03

As Wisconsin sees more extremes, experts highlighted potential approaches that communities may adopt to strengthen resilience to climate impacts.

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UW-Stevens Point trivia marathon is a family affair that spans generations

16 April 2026 at 10:00

A more than half-century-old fundraiser for the UW-Stevens Point student-run radio station, the World’s Largest Trivia Contest is a longstanding family event for student Frank Ross. Now Ross writes the questions for this trivia marathon. Generations of his family play on.

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Report: Health care costs rising faster than wages in Wisconsin

16 April 2026 at 10:00

Ananth Seshadri, director and co-author of a report on health care costs, said increasing costs hurts Wisconsin's economic competitiveness because insurance is often tied to employment.

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Wisconsin residents clean up from storms while flooding forces evacuation in some communities

15 April 2026 at 22:04

As Wisconsin residents are still cleaning up damage from storms that rolled through the state this week, some people are now being told to evacuate their communities due to high water levels.

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Build-to-rent unfairly singled out in federal bill, Wisconsin housing experts say

By: Joe Tarr
15 April 2026 at 21:43

Congress is looking to curtail investor-owned rental property in hopes of boosting family home ownership. But the idea could backfire, a Wisconsin housing expert says.

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Pabst Brewing can be held liable for workplace injuries under β€˜safe place statute’

15 April 2026 at 20:58

The Pabst Brewing Company can be held liable for injuries that an independent contractor suffered on the job, and may pay out damages, after a decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court Wednesday.

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Republican lawmakers say Wisconsin DPI violated open meetings law with Dells trip

15 April 2026 at 19:51

The Department of Public Instruction is being questioned by legislative Republicans about whether a $368,885 meeting in 2024 violated open meetings law.

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Judge to consider sanctions against Kenosha County DA in homicide trial

By: Dave Cole
15 April 2026 at 17:57

Defense attorneys are calling for sanctions against the Kenosha County district attorney over actions in an ongoing homicide trial. A judge called the DA's actions "extremely unacceptable."

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Before yesterdayWPR

Port Washington residents urge DNR to deny air quality permits for data center

15 April 2026 at 10:00

Port Washington residents and environmental advocates urged Wisconsin regulators to deny air quality permits for a massive data center there and conduct further environmental review of the project.

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