As hunters flock to the woods for gun deer season, their days will be steeped in tradition and contemplation. For writer and forester Ron Weber, this time has always been about more than the hunt. It’s about appreciating the world and memories swirling around him.

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Universities of Wisconsin students will have an easier time transferring general education credits from one campus to another after the Board of Regents approved a new core general education policy this week. 

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The U.S. House voted unanimously Wednesday to repeal a provision tucked into the government funding bill allowing Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to sue federal justice officials for at least $500,000 for obtaining his phone records.

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Madison's Lake Mendota is chock full of very, very old canoes. That includes one that's more than 5,000 years old that was partially unearthed by archaeologists this year.

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The legal arm of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is mounting another challenge against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, seeking to bar the agency from enforcing the state's spills law against innocent landowners. 

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Abbott Laboratories is buying Madison-based biotechnology company Exact Sciences in a $23 billion deal, the companies announced Thursday.

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In September, one mother selected four materials by homeschool publisher Simply Charlotte Mason. Lighthouse Learning Academy denied the requests.

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An attempt by wedding barn owners to strike down changes requiring them to get liquor licenses has failed.

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An effort is underway to give historic designation status to two downtown Milwaukee buildings in an attempt to save them from potential demolition.

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Much of Danielle Thralow's humor centers on identity, with a frequent opening line being “I’m transgender and 62 years old” — just in case, she says, audience members have any confusion about her age.

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Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday approved a slate of GOP-authored election bills, including one that would change how absentee ballots are processed and eliminate the use of central count locations.

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Republicans in the state Assembly approved more than a dozen education-related bills Wednesday, including a series of bills aimed at consolidating school districts.

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Under the bill, Wisconsin hunters would have the opportunity to hunt sandhill cranes, pending federal approval.

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WPR Music spoke with McGegan about Handel’s most famous work and why it’s remained so popular since it premiered in 1742.

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Milwaukee Bucks Social Media Director Jesse Clark has come full circle since growing up rooting for the team from Mount Horeb.

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People read the equivalent of a novel a day on digital media, a Marquette University professor says. But there's something to be gained by spending time with a book.

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The new site could be Rockwell’s largest manufacturing campus in the world.

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Eight railroad depots still serve passengers in Wisconsin, for Amtrak trains that travel across the southern half of the state. But once, there were a few hundred rail stations here. While many of those buildings are gone, others remain with new uses.

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More Wisconsin communities are changing the way they provide police and fire services to residents in an attempt to save money.

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“We just don't realize what's in our leaves,” watershed ecologist Alicia Ramsey said. “People throw out their leaves, or they compost their leaves, or they mulch their leaves, not realizing how much life is actually in them.”

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