One Wisconsin resident reached out to WHYsconsin with a crop-related mystery that's been puzzling her ever since she was a child. To get to the root of her question, WPR hopped in the car with a plant expert.

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A $700 million natural gas pipeline enhancement project designed to improve reliability and meet rising demand came online in Wisconsin and northern Illinois at the start of the month.

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A Republican bill that would ban absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin spurred debate among GOP lawmakers Tuesday about whether the proposal is based in reality.

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Evan Larson, a fire ecologist at UW-Platteville, says the spark has been ignited for a return to cultural prescribed burns. This centuries-old Indigenous practice once helped red pine and blueberries flourish along Lake Superior.

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A Wisconsin family is suing Tesla over a fiery crash that left five people dead in suburban Madison last year.

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WPR’s music producer, Ava Kuredjian, interviewed composer Viet Cuong about his new work debuting in Milwaukee, his creative process and what other works inspire him.

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Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced several changes on Tuesday to strengthen student safety amid criticism of her agency's handling of accusations of sexual misconduct by educators.

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A more efficient, affordable development model helps Habitat for Humanity build more homes during a housing crisis. But some Wisconsin municipalities exclude manufactured homes from neighborhoods.

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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

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For more than a decade, Jay Barthuly has been bringing veterans — some of whom also have disabilities — out to an elk hunting trip in Montana. And he’s done a lot of it on his own dime.

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Twenty Wisconsin school districts located on tribal lands that collectively enroll more than 21,000 students have not received routine federal funding for operations, including teacher salaries.  The federal government issued […]

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"There are a lot of benefits, but mostly it's about getting out of the house and building a community with others," ArtStart Program Director Ashley McLaughlin said.

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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a GOP-backed bill that would have ordered tens of thousands of state employees to work in-person most of the time.

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Nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites are wondering whether they'll get their November federal food assistance benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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Wisconsin farmers are cautiously optimistic that a trade deal between the Trump administration and China will help give soybean growers more market certainty moving forward.

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For former state archaeologist Robert Birmingham, the mound landscapes are a "spectacular phenomenon" unique to the region — a piece of ancient history that still matters today.

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Construction is now underway on a major interstate expansion project in Milwaukee.

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Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion policy and availability has been in flux in Wisconsin, and providers and advocates say it can leave patients confused.

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Voters in Wisconsin's massive 7th Congressional District will have a large list of candidates to winnow as they decide who will replace outgoing GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany.

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Months after a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling found that a Wisconsin-based religious charity should be exempt from certain taxes, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is challenging religious tax exemptions entirely.

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