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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Milwaukee Alder Peter Burgelis has announced he'll challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Animal Rights activists are suing Dane County officials and the Ridglan Farms beagle breeding facility after an attempted raid of that facility ended with tear gas and rubber bullets.

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Long-time UW-Madison educator and leader Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau has been named the founding dean of the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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Republican state Sen. Jesse James has been named as the next police chief of the Chippewa County village of Lake Hallie. The appointment comes two weeks after James announced he was dropping his Senate campaign, which complicated the GOP's efforts to defend a slim majority in the chamber.

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Designed to lure data centers, the sales tax break is now drawing scrutiny. But some say the development boom will boost other types of revenue.

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Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they're making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday.

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Nearly half of Iron County's board of supervisors were elected to their seats this month by smatterings of write-in votes. That includes a man who won with 4 votes, despite telling people not to write his name on the ballot.

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Less than four months out from the August primary, polls show that most people aren’t really focused yet on Wisconsin's next big election. Candidates hoping to grab their attention are turning to a familiar tactic: endorsements.

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Carlos Bello sent out 60 to 70 job applications early this spring. But with less than two months left before he graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he still hadn’t […]

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Milwaukee native Karl Michael Iglesias found connection through volunteering with a group of friends. He reflects on the experience in the poem "Muerto de Sed."

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State regulators signed off on a first-of-its-kind plan in Wisconsin setting how large data centers served by We Energies will pay for the electricity they use and the infrastructure built to power them.

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Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced Friday that the federal government will transfer housing grants from a now-defunct northeast Wisconsin nonprofit to other organizations.

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Wisconsin is suing Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com for allegedly illegally facilitating sports betting on their prediction market platforms, the state’s Department of Justice announced this week. 

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About 120 Milwaukee high school students who are taking dual enrollment courses at UW-Milwaukee and considering careers in teaching heard from Teach for America alumni on Friday during its annual conference. The event comes at a time when nearly one-third of people who complete their teacher training never enter the classroom in Wisconsin, according to a report released last month by the state Department of Public Instruction.

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A Dane County judge has dismissed a case brought by Wisconsin youth who challenged state laws that they argue worsen the climate crisis and violate their constitutional rights.

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Several rounds of severe storms last week caused flooding in communities from Janesville to the Milwaukee area, as well as in northeastern and central parts of the state. 

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