A bipartisan deal between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers blew up in the Wisconsin Legislature Wednesday night, following days of attacks from lawmakers and gubernatorial candidates from both parties.

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The Michigan-based ConTempus Quartet is celebrating its 10th year as an ensemble focusing on underrepresented music and living composers.

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In the small community of Shorewood Hills, a rarely-used procedure led to the ouster of the village's president.

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The Brule State Fish Hatchery in northern Wisconsin must remain open after the Legislature’s finance committee unanimously approved $4 million in additional spending authority for the state’s fish and wildlife account.

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A conservative law firm is suing state officials in federal court challenging Wisconsin’s ban on conversion therapy, arguing it amounts to unconstitutional “viewpoint discrimination.”

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What attracts those beautiful and beneficial birds, bees and butterflies to our backyard gardens? A leading entomologist and author visited WPR's "Garden Talk" with advice on how to pull in those pollinators.

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Girl's flag football is taking hold in the state ahead of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics.

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Watertown High School band students won’t be allowed to perform an instrumental piece of music tied to LGBTQ+ history at their spring concert.

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Reading scores have continued to decline in Wisconsin since 2022, leaving students more than a half of a grade below pandemic levels. At the same time, math scores in the state haven’t budged. That has left some students in districts including Sun Prairie, Oshkosh and West Allis-West Milwaukee lagging more than a full grade level behind 2019 math benchmarks.

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The average single-family homes in Madison jumped above $500,000, a sign of a housing market with low supply and high demand.

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Wisconsin's Uline is looking to pause the development of a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Kenosha due to economic uncertainty.

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A bipartisan education and tax cut deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders has irked some of the governor's fellow Democrats, who say it would shortchange public schools.

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The grieving mother of a man shot and killed by a Superior police officer last month told the city’s police chief her son didn’t deserve to die during an update on recent shootings.

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Republicans running for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District are criticizing fellow GOP candidate Michael Alfonso for his appearance in a reality series featuring his father-in-law, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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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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Milwaukee’s Paul Noth is the first Wisconsin Cartoonist Laureate for the Museum of Wisconsin Art. He’ll act as an ambassador for the art form around the state and highlight Wisconsin’s important role in the history of American comics.

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Microsoft has hired around 375 people for full-time positions in Wisconsin and that number could grow to 800 by the time the company finishes its second data center in Racine County, according to a company spokesperson.

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The Granite Belt is a developing gravel cycling network of roughly 900 miles across Marathon, Lincoln, Langlade and Shawano counties, with Wausau positioned as the central base camp.

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A ship that’s been part of Superior’s history since 1896 is celebrating a birthday and welcoming everyone aboard — though it isn’t sailing anywhere.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin reflected on her accomplishments leading the state’s flagship campus while acknowledging what she calls a period of “significant challenge” during her four-year tenure.

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