In response to concerns from three northeast Wisconsin towns, the Manitowoc County Board unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data center permitting.

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A new lawsuit filed by a watersports group argues an ordinance passed by a Wisconsin village is an illegal and unconstitutional ban on wake surfing and wake boats.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a video game released last year that has taken the roleplaying world by storm. And the music world.

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Literacy coaches funded by the state will arrive next fall in Wisconsin schools where students are struggling to learn to read, fulfilling a key component of the 2023 Act 20 legislation that was stalled by political infighting. 

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Marquette Law School's latest polls find distrust of data center developments and the artificial intelligence they fuel crosses political, age and economic lines.

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Wisconsin is the latest state to be sued by the federal government over its attempt to shut down prediction markets from being used by residents. 

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Justice-elect Chris Taylor announced Wednesday that she's endorsing liberal Appeals Judge Pedro Colón in the 2027 Supreme Court election. Colón faces liberal Clark County Judge Lyndsey Brunette.

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Drummer Viola Smith was a musical trailblazer and innovator. Known as “the fastest girl drummer in the world,” her career lasted almost 100 years. Author Dean Robbins took a trip […]

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Some Wisconsin health professionals are bracing for a bad year for Lyme disease as tick activity is already higher than the same time last year.

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New data on Wisconsin’s tax incentives for data centers have some state leaders calling for more regulation. Others say the industry is helping drive economic growth.

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A three-judge panel has rejected another lawsuit attempting to throw out Wisconsin's congressional map.

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State Appeals Judge Pedro Colón has entered the 2027 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, becoming the second liberal candidate to launch a campaign for the court this month.

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The Trump administration wants the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to return more than $20 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds provided to private schools during the pandemic. 

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The number of people aging in Wisconsin prisons is growing rapidly, according to a new report. A Wisconsin physician who studies aging and care in prison systems talks about what this means for the system and the people in state care.

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The swift pace of the changes highlights how school district leaders rely on referendums to keep their budgets balanced — and how, for many, the ask to voters was a final effort before resorting to significant changes

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You might eat out to relax, but if you're not an active participant in your dining out experience, you could find yourself a glum gourmet. Adam Reiner, author of "The New Rules of Dining Out," stopped by WPR's "The Larry Meiller Show" to explain.

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For people behind bars, books can be a vital connection to the outside world. A newly released collection includes reviews of books that people received while they were incarcerated.

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Students in the Madison Metropolitan School District won’t have school on Friday after more than half of the teachers said they would miss work that day to demonstrate in support of immigrants. 

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Last week, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit against 5 different prediction market platforms alleging that they facilitate illegal sports betting in Wisconsin.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a new farm bill will help Wisconsin farmers.

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