After voting against guidance telling absentee voters they can't change their ballots, two Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission are getting involved in a lawsuit to block the policy shift. Commissioners Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen claim the board they sit on acted "inconsistent with the law."

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Mr. Blink’s latest record takes listeners on a tour through the state, from the Mississippi River to Door County, with their signature genre-blending style.

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Four Madison officers are on leaving pending a Wisconsin Department of Justice investigation into the fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz.

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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue confirmed to WPR that it had issued a notice of a brewer’s permit revocation for two Minocqua Brewing Company locations. The business has locations in Minocqua and in Madison. 

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Staff with the National Weather Service assessed the damage on Monday afternoon.

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can exclude transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams. An advocate and a parent of a transgender athlete say bans already in place outside state law are harming transgender youth.

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A Republican who flipped an Assembly seat in 2022 long held by Democrats is seeking to keep it in the GOP column, but first faces a repeat challenger within his own party.

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Army veteran and longtime corrections officer Scott Harbridge is looking to unseat 74th Assembly District Rep. Chanz Green in an Aug. 11 rematch of their 2024 Republican primary.

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Animal rescue leaders say new rules meant to prevent the spread of the livestock parasite make sense. But they are also costly for overcrowded shelters in Texas, which transfer many pets to other states.

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A police department proposal calls for phased implementation of body cameras starting in 2027.

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Officials in western Wisconsin are set to release new zoning requirements for a proposed data center project, after a public outcry about the secrecy and development of the 320-acre facility in Menomonie.

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Red Oak Ridge would be the second-largest of Wisconsin’s 29 existing natural gas power plants, according to a report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. Invenergy has said the plant is meant to help respond to rising electricity demand in Wisconsin, and that it would not be run continuously.

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Mandela Barnes energized Democrats when he ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, but his narrow loss that year tarnished his reputation with some in the party. He's urging Democrats to give him another chance in the 2026 race for governor, even as party leaders look elsewhere.

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Victims rights advocate Michael Bell Sr. championed the state law that requires independent investigations of police shootings. The next step, he says, is incident reviews that ask how training can be improved to prevent them.

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Attorney Ben Crump has previously represented families in the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown and others. 

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Last week’s record-setting and hazardous wildfire smoke that covered much of the state for days limited several outdoor activities.

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Recently released numbers from the Department of Public Instruction show the number of students being homeschooled in the state grew by nearly 6 percent since 2025 to 32,891 children.

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Democrats running to be Wisconsin’s next governor and Republican frontrunner Tom Tiffany are calling for a swift, transparent and independent investigation into the Madison police shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz.

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Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of operating while under the influence, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.

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The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.

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