Hundreds of animal rights activists raided a controversial Wisconsin dog breeding and testing facility in Dane county Saturday morning, one day ahead of the expected protest.

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Thunderstorms hammered an already waterlogged Wisconsin Friday night after a week-long stretch of storms that included several tornadoes across the state. 

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Marinette High School student Dylan Demmith won a seat on the common council with over 70 percent of the vote.

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Dane County officials have maintained that peaceful protest will be allowed, but say violating the law will lead to arrests following a break-in at the facility last month.

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A Bayfield County judge is weighing whether the Bad River tribe and environmental groups face irreversible harm if Enbridge continues building a new stretch of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline around the tribe's reservation.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Flood warnings are in effect for multiple Wisconsin counties as heavy rainfall continues to pummel the state. 

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Barely a week after this year's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a candidate has entered the race for next year.

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

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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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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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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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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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The Republican senator joined WPR’s "Wisconsin Today" as Congress is back in Washington to tackle big issues.

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