Dave Carlson of Eau Claire served two combat tours in Iraq with the Wisconsin National Guard. After returning, he ended up in prison and experienced PTSD.

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Ice cover on the Great Lakes has often been thought to cap evaporation that can influence water levels and regional weather. But a new study finds ice doesn’t play as big a role in blocking evaporation as once thought, which could prove vital for predicting future climate conditions and lake levels.

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Wisconsin lawmakers want to provide fire departments access to grants for a new type of firefighting foam derived from soybeans that could provide an alternative to PFAS-based foams.

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A Kenosha charter school has found its new home — an old Pick 'n Save grocery.

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During a time when more people are streaming movies at home, the owner said they were no longer able to make the business profitable.

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Surveys by the Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Chicago found tougher farm credit conditions in the third quarter of 2025. Surveyed farm lenders reported lower rates of loan repayment and higher demand for extensions and new loans. 

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Winter farmers markets are not new in Wisconsin, but a few communities have started them up recently.

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The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum says it's the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type.

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At a time when states across the country are locked in redistricting battles aimed at swaying the balance of power in Congress, two lawsuits attempting to redraw Wisconsin's congressional map are using a process that is anything but ordinary.

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In fall 2026, UW-Madison will launch the state’s first undergraduate major in public policy. 

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The deal prohibits the United Soccer League from pursuing a team anywhere else in Brown, Outagamie, Manitowoc or Winnebago counties.

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After a mental health-related tragedy resulted in a Milwaukee woman’s death last month, Wisconsin mental health advocates are asking why there weren't crisis interventions before the situation escalated.

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Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14-year-old English girl.

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Jury selection is set to start on Dec. 11. Thirty-four potential jurors have already been struck and there are around 90 potential jurors remaining.

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Iron County is in the “bullseye” for the heaviest snowfall, with overall totals of 30 inches or more anticipated before the storm tapers off there tomorrow morning.

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More than 170,000 Wisconsin residents face infertility challenges. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing for legislation to cut costs of fertility treatment.

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For centuries, Ho-Chunk people have created small lodges called ciiporoke for sleeping, cooking and gathering as a community. Now, a Ho-Chunk builder is helping Wisconsin students construct their own structure.

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Flour Girl & Flame — a restaurant half the year and a mobile food truck the other half — is not your typical pizzeria. Owner Dana Spandet visited "The Larry Meiller Show" to spill secrets about her award-winning pies.

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A federal court has granted a northern Wisconsin ski resort’s request to continue operating after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it struggles to survive amid lacking snow in recent years.

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