Jim Conway, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, says health providers in the state are watching the situation closely.

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To fans of Northwoods League baseball, Jane Snediker is “Twirling Jane,” a fixture at Kenosha Kingfish games.

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Homeowners and the city of Superior for the first time will be apply to apply for funding help to replace the city's lead pipes.

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For nearly two decades, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners has been sending new and used books to people behind bars. Now, the volunteer group is trying to restore its operations after the Wisconsin Department of Corrections imposed new restrictions.

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QTS Data Centers began to consider developing in Wisconsin after working with Alliant Energy on a separate project in Iowa.

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Health policy experts are concerned that the law's new requirements will remove qualified BadgerCare recipients from the program and raise premium prices for people with marketplace coverage.

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The project called for widening sidewalks, installing bike and bus lanes, and infrastructure work to prevent sewage from flowing into the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. Construction was set to start in 2028. 

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Philip Rocco, a political scientist from Marquette University, says that even a 1 percent undercount of the Wisconsin population could cost the state hundreds of millions in federal aid.

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“The reason I went to college is because I had picked up a camera and started taking pictures of rock ‘n’ roll bands. I wanted to work in the music […]

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Seven people were rescued after being pulled into a dam on the Upper Mississippi River when their boat became disabled.

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Family planning clinics in Wisconsin are facing funding cuts under the massive law signed by President Donald Trump last week.

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The town of Barronett probably doesn’t have the most noticeable LGBTQ+ population, but it might be punching above its weight in giving voice to that community thanks to podcast producer Jim Pounds and his work, including "The Gaily Show."

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The History Speaks series invites guest speakers to share stories that deepen public understanding of regional and statewide history. This month’s event will focus on LGBTQ+ activism in Wisconsin.

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Communities across Wisconsin have taken steps to become more sustainable over the last decade and a half, but a lack of standardized reporting makes it difficult to measure cost savings from those efforts.

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The finding from a new report by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health highlights fire departments' struggle to ensure they have enough volunteers and funding to operate.

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A federal magistrate judge recommended Monday that the case proceed against a Wisconsin judge who was indicted on allegations that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.

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The $111 billion budget recently signed by Gov. Tony Evers didn’t set aside money for key conservation and environmental priorities, including funding for the state’s land purchase program.

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Wisconsin’s Tim Friede let hundreds of venomous snakes bite him in hopes of developing a universal antivenom. His sacrifice is paying off and could help save the lives of thousands of people.

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The Arête Glacier Initiative is a new collaboration from Dartmoth and MIT that aims to improve human understanding of glaciers and prevent sea level rise. Two researchers at UW-Madison are the initiative’s first grant recipients.

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Local leaders reached a tentative deal to move Green Bay’s century-old riverfront coal piles last month. Local leaders reached a tentative deal to move Green Bay’s century-old riverfront coal piles last month. But the downtown home of the mounds of coal likely won’t be development-ready for several years. 

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