Street fishing involves anglers casting lines from the shores of urban lakes and rivers. Wisconsin’s many city waterways have contributed to impressive growth of the sport here.

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Researchers have long known that the COVID-19 vaccine protects individuals against severe illness. But a study analyzing data from the pandemic finds that the vaccine actually reduces the spread of the disease between vaccinated people and their close contacts.

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A Wisconsin immigration attorney Grant Sovern says the Trump administration's fee for H-1B visas lacks clarity on how to pay and raises legal questions.

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On Friday, a Waukesha County judge ordered the state Elections Commission to verify the citizenship status of all Wisconsin voters in time for the next statewide election. But the Dane County Clerk says overhauling the current system would be a “huge multiyear project.”

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There’s an ongoing debate within Wisconsin government over whether workers who receive federal disability payments should also be eligible to get unemployment benefits from the state — and if so, how much.

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This summer, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin hosted a field trip in southwest Wisconsin to see thousands of bats emerge from their roost to feed at sunset, and return as a massive swarm at dawn.

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In partnership with organizations around the state, the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra will be hosting concerts, exhibitions and opportunities for Holocaust education, featuring the collection of 70 instruments.

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Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, leaders at two Universities of Wisconsin centers explain how and why we should prioritize civil conversation when political polarization dominates.

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In 2016, the first ever Cycling Without Age chapter in the U.S. formed in Oshkosh. And now, with more than 100 chapters statewide, Wisconsin has more than any other state.

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