The ordinance states that law enforcement agencies must have prior authorization to use parks or parkways as staging areas.

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A paper company that’s been named responsible for PFAS contamination is launching a bottled water program for residents in the northern Wisconsin town of Stella.

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Republicans insist much of the surplus is one-time money and the state can’t afford the relief. 

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John W. Miller takes over the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation at a time of economic uncertainty.

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Kory Adams is not even a year out from high school. But he’s now the owner of his own cattle ranch and pursuing his dream of a life on the farm in northern Wisconsin.

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President Trump has taken several controversial actions in his first year back in office. But the country — and Wisconsin — remain deeply polarized over whether he is doing a good job or not.

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The state Assembly passed a package of nuclear energy incentives Thursday, with backers promising a "nuclear renaissance" in Wisconsin amid a data center building boom.

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Writer and forester Ron Weber returned to his family home and tells us what he cherishes the most.

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WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” kicks off a series aimed at understanding the impact of the state’s aging population on workforce needs, community services, and more. This conversation kicks looks at the big trends we’re seeing.

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A group of senior engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout developed a custom pallet stacker for Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture as part of a capstone project last year.

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From the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education to withholding billions of federal dollars, K-12 and post-secondary education saw unprecedented changes during the first year of Trump’s second term in office. 

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With Wisconsin’s decades-old land conservation program due to expire this summer, Assembly Republicans passed legislation Thursday to keep it afloat through 2028.

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A former Madison police chief spent years reviewing police use-of-force incidents. A retired Kenosha Air Force pilot lost his son in a police shooting. Their experiences with law enforcement have shaped how they view the shooting of Renee Good.

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At least 100,000 gallons of manure spilled at a large dairy farm in central Wisconsin, flowing into an unnamed tributary of Black Creek.

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An analyst from KFF and a Wisconsin health care-focused lawyer reflect on the biggest changes in health coverage since the beginning of the second Trump administration.

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This week’s new album comes from the Pacifica Quartet, the ensemble in residence at the University of Indiana, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a collection of chamber works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. 

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A Republican proposal would require the Department of Public Instruction to expand access to mental health services for some Wisconsin high school students. 

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Spiking energy demand driven by data center development could lead to between $113 billion and $130 billion in total electricity system costs for Wisconsin by 2050, while increasing the state’s reliance on fossil fuels.

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Superior will step in to fund new bus route, restoring access for residents left without buses after route changes three years ago.

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In his 2024 campaign to return to the White House, Donald Trump stood in front of a crowd in Green Bay in October wearing a bright orange work vest, pledging that if he won the presidency again, he would reduce prices and end inflation. But more than a year later, some Wisconsin consumers say that relief hasn’t materialized.

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