The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it would temporarily allow nationwide sales of E15. 

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Air pollution from two proposed natural gas plants in southeast Wisconsin could contribute to more than 100 premature deaths over the projects’ estimated 30-year lifespan and lead to higher air pollution exposure across the Upper Midwest.

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Although such restrictions are no longer enforceable, racist language remains on the books in housing deeds throughout Wisconsin. A Dane County project is helping residents to formally repudiate those racial restrictions.

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More prisons and jails in Wisconsin now provide access to medication for people with substance use disorders, according to a new report. 

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2025 was a historic year for the club. The team set their franchise record for wins in a season, as they finished the season with a 97-65 record. 

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Ship captains of the time surely avoided the famed pirate “Roaring” Dan Seavey. At nightfall, Seavey and his small team of men would loot ports and sail the stolen goods to Chicago. Today, Seavey’s complex character and storied life are the subject of a one-man show titled “Dan Seavey: Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate.” The show will be at the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison on Saturday, March 28. 

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Housing advocates say Newcap’s closure could lead to northeast Wisconsin losing more than $2.7 million in federal funding and leave more than 100 households at risk of losing housing.

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Criminal charges were filed this week against Wisconsin state Sen. Jesse James's daughter who allegedly stole money from his campaign fund.

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Why voters should follow Wisconsin’s 2026 Supreme Court race The 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race has a lower profile than previous contests.

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Since making his debut on the Deutsche Grammophon label in 2017 with a disc of Philip Glass’s piano etudes, Víkingur Ólafsson has released a series of probing and conscientious albums that approach familiar works from new directions, highlighting unexpected connections along the way.

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The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the agency is preparing to set up grant programs to address PFAS contamination with some work beginning this summer or fall.

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The Line 5 reroute has generated years of debate, protests, tens of thousands of comments and challenges to state permits that prompted a weekslong contested case hearing. The fight over Line 5 is one front in a larger battle over pipeline projects that often pit energy security and jobs against potential harms to the environment and tribal treaty rights. 

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In 1985, Wisconsin was one of the most unionized states in the country. A new study looks at the precipitous decline in union membership after the passage of Act 10, which marks its 15th anniversary this month.

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In a counterintuitive move, entrepreneurs see a value in moving toward, not away from, one city or the other during construction work on the Blatnik Bridge.

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After more than five decades, West Bend East and West Bend West high schools will merge for the 2027-28 school year. 

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After the Midwest’s grid operator reversed course on a key transmission project, Wisconsin customers may foot a larger share of the bill.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court debate scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed after Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor's campaign said she is ill.

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The conflict has not only affected oil and gas prices, but has dramatically slowed shipments of nitrogen fertilizers from Gulf countries.

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Rosendale’s reputation for ticketing motorists is so profound that a local convenience store sells shirts making light of it. 

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Harry Wait, the Racine-area man who requested absentee ballots on behalf of other people to prove it could be done, was convicted Tuesday night on election fraud and identity theft charges. 

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