President Donald Trump's administration had another setback in its attempt to get unredacted voter registration data from Wisconsin. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals denied its request to rush its case demanding sensitive data like driver license and partial social security numbers.

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Lake Superior had not seen an established population of the invasive bloody red shrimp until now. A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and University of Wisconsin-Superior show there's a self-sustaining population in the Duluth-Superior harbor.

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This week, ICE officials detained Wisconsin Dells resident Diana Socha Torres and her son and sent them to Texas.

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Federal officials say dairy farms will gain broader access to the H-2A visa program, though questions remain about which jobs will qualify and how the changes will work.

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The Ostara Initiative eventually wants to build a mother-baby house where pregnant women from jails, community corrections or the state prison could maintain custody of their infants.

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A developer is hoping to build a large-scale wind farm project in Marathon County, but locals are concerned about potential effects on health, homes and property values.

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The army of small, white food delivery robots crisscrossing the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for the past seven years have vanished. They're destined for city streets around the world as the company behind them transitions from mobile campus snack packs to grocery delivery drones.

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A sweeping bipartisan housing bill passed through Congress earlier this week, with provisions aimed at making it easier to build new houses and rezone communities.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.

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Wisconsin's wolf population fell slightly this year, according to estimates from the Department of Natural Resources. The department has been monitoring the number of wolves in the state since the 1970s by surveying snow-covered roads for tracks and other signs.

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Biofuel and corn advocates argue expanding the use of higher-ethanol gasoline could increase demand for corn and serve as a lifeline for farmers. Critics say it would lead to environmental and health costs.

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Ahead of their retirements, Larry Meiller and Norman Gilliland talked with one another about their time at WPR.

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A series of thunderstorms ripped through Green Bay Wednesday, causing flash flooding and bringing golf ball-sized hail.

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This week’s new release, “Fusions," from Russian-born pianist Nikolay Medvedev, features some wildly exciting and ear-catching music: Sophisticated and fun jazz in many permutations, challenging classical structures that require almost athletic virtuosity and some gorgeous, deeply emotional lyrical passages.

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A new report from a progressive think tank argues that hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin workers would benefit from raising the state's minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2030.

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Superior Community Coalition questions the city’s estimate of the utility’s value, arguing the true cost of acquisition could be far higher.

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Congressional lawmakers are looking to add rotisserie chicken to the list of foods people can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Currently, the program excludes hot and pre-prepared foods.

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The rate at which Wisconsin distributes too much or too little food assistance is among the lowest in the nation, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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A number of small communities in the Midwest are part of the program. Fond du Lac is offering a $5,500 stipend and the rest in potential perks for childcare, community events and more.

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Investigative reporting found that mental competency evaluations in felony cases have roughly doubled since 2013, straining resources for the state criminal justice system.

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