This summer, Wisconsin opened its first certified forest bathing trail in Vilas County. Forest bathing is the practice of getting immersed in nature to improve well-being, and one group took in the trail's restorative effects last month.

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A new exhibition in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art uses generative artificial intelligence to allow viewers to manipulate digital artwork. More than 900 people have signed an open letter calling to shut down the project due to the project’s AI use.

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This year’s event takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, at nearly 200 locations around the city.

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In the last month, the average price of diesel in Wisconsin has climbed from around $5.30 per gallon to more than $6.50 per gallon.

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Democrats trying to flip a Wisconsin Assembly seat long held by Republicans are hoping anti-data center sentiment will help them oust a GOP incumbent they call the "architect" of tax breaks spurring a data center building boom in Wisconsin.

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The Watertown Unified School District gained national attention this spring when it banned an instrumental piece of music tied to LGBTQ+ history. Now the district has decided to replace the 2027 spring musical.

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Police have arrested at least two men amid an investigation into alleged hazing in the basement of an unrecognized fraternity near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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A report filed with federal regulators estimates an August gas leak on Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin will cost at least $15.1 million.

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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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The campaign for U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor, blocked a veteran reporter from one of his events Thursday, a move that came days after President Donald Trump took a similar step at the White House.

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Francesca Hong, the progressive state legislator who narrowly lost the Democratic primary for governor, is hitting the road over the next month to rally her supporters around other Democratic candidates this November.

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Across Wisconsin and the country, body-camera use is near-universal among large law enforcement agencies. But, in Madison, the only officers who wear them are on the SWAT team or motorcycle unit.

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A notice on the front of the buildings says it was "illegally occupied and unfit for human habitation." An emergency order said an inspection found "conditions that violate" Milwaukee ordinances and the building is a "hazard to the safety and welfare of the occupants or the public."

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Underly called on the state Legislature to change the way Wisconsin schools are funded and called on Wisconsinites to choose leaders who will “protect public education and invest in the next generation.”

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Wisconsin municipalities use the bond market to borrow money for capital improvements. A volatile market is making borrowing more expensive.

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Thousands of Milwaukee Public School students headed to American Family Field on Wednesday to celebrate a $46 million program targeted at helping kids succeed after high school graduation.

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After initially peaking around May, the tick population sees a second peak in October.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now pursue special bag and size limits to aid struggling walleye populations.

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The Munich Chamber Orchestra explores the connection between Beethoven's symphonies and the works of his Italian contemporaries.

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A brand new group reported spending $13 million against Wisconsin Democrats in its first campaign finance report.

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