Stanley Nelson’s syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

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A soil advisor and a watershed planner explain new research underway to better maintain agricultural systems in Wisconsin.

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“The sooner this can conclude, the sooner that the entire strategy plays out and we end up with whatever the result will be, the better,” Johnson told WPR's "Wisconsin Today."

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After announcing a major workforce reduction at the beginning of the year, Air Wisconsin is planning another round of layoffs affecting more than 100 people.

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Republican-ordered audits released Friday found that Wisconsin state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin have failed to track the millions of dollars they spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making it difficult to fully assess the initiatives.

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Advocates for patients with spinal cord injuries are raising alarm over a $40 million research program they said was quietly cut from a Department of Defense office that funds medical research. 

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A majority of municipal referendums asking residents to increase their property tax levy failed during the recent spring election.

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In a rare interview, Vernon talked with Wisconsin music reporter Justin Barney about his new record.

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The neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis is the city’s oldest by age, but newest by vibe.

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Federal funding is dwindling for victim support services including domestic violence shelters, crisis hotlines and counseling.

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On the bottom of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes lie the wrecks of over 700 ships. Each one tells a story about the state’s maritime history; the mariners that worked on them; […]

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More than 2,000 volunteers are set to participate in this year’s Annual Midwest Crane Count, a long-running citizen science program.

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More than $12 million in research grants destined for UW-Madison have been cut by the Trump administration, according to a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and 15 other states.

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Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a bill aimed at shoring up state law to prevent major political donors from handing out checks to voters who sign election-related petitions.

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On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised "mass deportations." It was a big concern for industries, like dairy in Wisconsin, that rely on the labor of workers without legal immigration status. 

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have shown a new AI tool was successful at flagging patients at risk of opioid addiction and at reducing hospital readmissions.

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As the stock markets around the world have shown, changes to tariffs have far-reaching effects, such as in northwest Wisconsin, with the Port of Duluth-Superior being a major import and export hub.

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After facing stiff opposition from within their own party, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have introduced a new version of a bill aimed at giving state utility companies first dibs on building new high-voltage transmission lines.

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There are many contradictory myths about Northwoods lumberjacks and the work they did in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were depicted as hard-living, violent men, but also as upstanding, conservation-minded gentlemen.

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State environmental regulators are offering emergency drinking water for 50 additional households relying on private wells in the town of Peshtigo.

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