Last fall, Greenfield gave up going to the grocery store. Now, the Wisconsin native is only eating what he can forage from the land for an entire year. He began harvesting and storing foods last summer and kicked off his year-long quest on Oct. 9.

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Republican Paul Wassgren of Ashland is touting his experience as a financial services broker and corporate attorney as he runs against three other GOP candidates in a primary for Northern Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District. But two years ago, he was involved in a $44 million settlement ending a class action lawsuit in which investors alleged the Florida-based company Wassgren represented orchestrated a "Ponzi scheme" that raised more than $170 million.

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A southern Wisconsin environmental nonprofit is cutting off toxic exes and sawing down invasive buckthorn trees this Valentine’s Day. 

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Highs for Sunday are expected to range from mid 50s in southwestern Wisconsin to the low 40s in northern and eastern parts of the state.

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In moves they described as efforts to make the state's higher education system more meritocratic and safe for conservative students, Assembly Republicans voted Thursday to change eligibility for certain financial aid programs, and make it easier to sue universities for free speech violations.

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Milwaukee’s Listening Party might be one of Wisconsin’s hardest working bands, playing around 120 gigs a year. The band aims for a new high with the release of its new record later this month.

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson blamed Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal immigration agents during the recent immigration crackdown in Minnesota. 

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Last week, the EPA reapproved dicamba for use on soybean and cotton crops after it was banned in 2024. The herbicide is the subject of thousands of complaints and lawsuits around the country, but Wisconsin has proven to be an outlier.

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The leaders of Milwaukee’s five institutions of higher education are partnering with one of Wisconsin’s largest companies with the goal of making the region a nationally recognized leader for artificial intelligence and data science. 

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Records show 50-year-old Noel Quintana was booked into an Indiana jail on an immigration hold at the end of January.

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The GOP-authored legislation would take existing regulations around the sale of homemade pickles and similar canned goods and expand them to include makers of "nonpotentially hazardous foods" that don't need to be kept refrigerated or hot for food safety.

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A grueling cross-country ski marathon in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, the American Berkebeiner on Feb. 21 attracts racers young and old. Racers age 70 and older find purpose and social bonds as they complete this extreme athletic feat year after year.

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Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced bills for the past 13 years to legalize marijuana. They never pass. But why?

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“I can't stress enough the importance of working smoke detectors,” said Jason Knecht, a fire inspector with Eau Claire Fire Rescue. “Make sure you have them, but then check them and change the batteries.”

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With just a few weeks left in Wisconsin’s legislative season, GOP leaders and Gov. Tony Evers are discussing a possible deal on lowering property taxes. But a split among GOP leadership could sink any agreement.

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Community groups are joining statewide efforts to boost the quality of life for Wisconsin’s growing population of seniors, as projections show the number of people aged 65 and older could top 1.5 million by 2040.

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This week’s album of the week comes from Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti, who has been electrifying audiences since she was a teenager.

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Wisconsin Senate Republicans passed a series of bills Wednesday aimed at restricting gender transition surgeries for minors and which sports teams transgender students can join.

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Democratic lawmakers propose capping annual rent increases and adding other resident protections as corporate ownership expands in manufactured home communities.

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The 21-year-old didn’t threaten his world record of 1:05.37 but did better than the Olympic standard of 1:07.18 that had stood since 2002 — before Stolz was born.

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