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Today — 13 May 2026WPR

Welfare organizations complete transfer of hundreds of Ridglan Farms beagles

12 May 2026 at 20:43

Animal advocates have seen huge interest from people who want to adopt dogs that were taken from a Wisconsin-based facility that bred them for scientific research.

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Yesterday — 12 May 2026WPR

DHS vows appeal after Madison restauranteur released from immigration detention

11 May 2026 at 21:05

Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say they are still working to deport Noel Quintana Gonzalez. The Madison restauranteur was released from immigration detention after the governor pardoned him for a 20-year-old cocaine conviction.

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For Mother’s Day, activists stage ‘caravan of love’ outside women’s prison

8 May 2026 at 21:19

For women in prison, Mother's Day can be especially difficult. A group of Wisconsin activists wants to let incarcerated moms know they're not alone. To do that, they got in their cars.

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After thousands of years, canoes found in Lake Mendota are starting to reveal their secrets

7 May 2026 at 10:00

For thousands of years, a cluster of wooden canoes has lain dormant under Madison’s Lake Mendota. Now, thanks to the work of Wisconsin scientists, those ancient vessels are starting to reveal their secrets.

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Rescue orgs will adopt out more than 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms breeding facility

30 April 2026 at 17:54

Animal rescue groups have purchased more than 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms, a massive Wisconsin-based facility that breeds the dogs for scientific research.

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New book review collection written entirely by Wisconsin prisoners

28 April 2026 at 10:00

For people behind bars, books can be a vital connection to the outside world. A newly released collection includes reviews of books that people received while they were incarcerated.

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What does Trump’s new federal marijuana order mean for Wisconsin?

23 April 2026 at 20:34

Medical marijuana remains largely illegal in Wisconsin despite a order that eases restrictions on the drug when it's used medicinally in some states.

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Report: Racial disparities in Wisconsin prisons among the nation’s highest

22 April 2026 at 10:00

The racial disparities within Wisconsin's prison system are some of the starkest in the nation, according to a new report by a public policy think tank.

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It’s ‘life and death’: Wisconsin to extend Medicaid to those nearing release from prison

10 April 2026 at 22:20

A newly signed state law could extend some federal health care coverage to Wisconsinites in the months before they're released from jail or prison.

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UW regent calls fired president Rothman’s statements ‘deliberately one-sided’

9 April 2026 at 21:04

The Board of Regents voted unanimously to fire Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman on Tuesday evening following closed-door discussions.

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Evers takes steps to issue Wisconsin’s first commutations in decades

3 April 2026 at 17:42

Under Wisconsin's Constitution, a governor can use commutations to cut short someone’s prison sentence. But, for decades, Democratic and Republican governors have allowed that power to sit untouched. That could soon change.

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Wisconsin AG ‘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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