A fir tree from Wisconsin will be towering in the center of the White House Blue Room this holiday season.

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Whooping cranes --- creeping back from the brink of extinction through intensive conservation efforts --- only produce one to two eggs per year.

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Edgerton, a Wisconsin community of just over 6,000 people, has become a sensation in Japan for its ties to a famous pet raccoon.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has its highest enrollment in 17 years, with first year student enrollment up nearly 1 percent and transfer enrollment up 4.5 percent.

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The Universities of Wisconsin may permanently eliminate college entrance exams scores as a required part of the first year student admission processes.

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As diesel prices hit record highs, costs will likely be passed on to consumers.

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A program that provides unrestricted financial support to new mothers is expanding in Milwaukee.

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Director of Harley-Davidson Experience Centers Megan Suardini said this gives Midwesterners a look at a 9/11 history they don’t have to travel far to see.

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For the first time, researchers in Wisconsin are placing tiny solar-powered radio tags onto monarchs.

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After a year of late frosts, drought and hail damage in some areas, many apple orchards are not expecting a large yield this fall.

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The family of a Milwaukee man wrongly accused last year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of threatening to kill President Donald Trump plans to sue the agency for $5.5 million for emotional pain and suffering.

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King Arthur’s sword has been missing from the Spirit of Service monument in Juneau Park since at least 1947.

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Tyrell Whiting is the spokesperson for the Jehovah’s Witness international convention. He said they are expecting over 21,000 people, including 5,000 international guests, for the event that runs through Sunday.

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A near total lunar eclipse will cast an orange glow showing off the moon’s craters and details. At its peak --- which is expected at 11:12 p.m. Thursday --- 96 percent of the moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow. The event known as the blood moon will be visible throughout Wisconsin, as long as the skies stay clear.

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Wisconsin’s homeless population has been rising in recent years, but the state continues to outperform its Midwest neighbors in addressing homelessness.

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Yellow-billed loons are native to Arctic waters and have occasionally wandered to other Midwest states. They are rarely spotted outside of the Arctic at this time of year.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is trying to make textbooks more accessible through the Open Textbooks and Open Educational Resources project which eliminates the cost of some textbooks and course materials for students. 

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Kevin Braun, owner of the OneStopWonders shop, bought a box from a man who stopped in about two years earlier looking to sell. The box, which had been sitting in storage for the past two years, contained 97 untouched cartridges of Super Mario Brothers Duck Hunt.

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Leaders of Wisconsin nursing schools are optimistic a new emergency rule allowing RNs with bachelor's degrees to teach hands-on courses will help ease a faculty shortage.

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