Ramón Morales Reyes was thrust into the national spotlight last week when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused him of writing letters threatening Trump.

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The Brown County Board of Supervisors has approved a deal that will pave the way toward moving Green Bay’s century-old downtown coal piles.

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In Wisconsin almost 1.3 million children and adults are enrolled in Medicaid, and more than 700,000 receive FoodShare. Wisconsin’s Medicaid Director Bill Hanna says under the new legislation, many of those people will likely lose their benefits.

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The Joint Committee on Finance voted Thursday to increase borrowing by $732.2 million under the state’s Environmental Improvement Fund, which includes the clean water fund and safe drinking water loan programs.

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In Waushara County, an area gardening club and food pantry are working together to feed those facing food insecurity.

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Maxwell Anderson was found guilty Friday of killing and dismembering 19-year-old Sade Robinson after a first date last year.

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Insight from the scientists and politicians who encouraged Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action to fix the hole in the ozone layer.

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Blueberry cream pie; the rarity of blue foods in nature; travel utensil sets; sweet tea-brined fried chicken.

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Turning a reclaimed beam into a fireplace mantel; changing a bathroom faucet; innovations to geothermal installations.

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In an effort to get a handle on a growing number of street takeovers in Milwaukee, City Council President José Pérez is proposing an amendment to an ordinance that would fine spectators a minimum of $500. 

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A recent report from Health Secretary Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” commission argues children are being overmedicated for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A UW-Madison clinical psychologist argues Kennedy’s statements on the harms of medications like Adderall aren’t based in science.

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The chair of Wisconsin's Election Commission says the U.S. Department of Justice is mistaken after federal officials accused the state agency of breaking a federal election law.

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Ben Wikler, the outgoing chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, says he's hoping to write a book that will offer lessons to national Democrats.

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Even in our era of two-day shipping and instant downloads, many booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of finding their next read in store. WPR’s Hope Kirwan […]

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Workers at the Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company in Milwaukee voted Wednesday to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union announced.

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Facing an uncertain financial future, UW-Parkside is merging its four academic colleges into a single college led by one leadership team.

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The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Wisconsin is among those states.

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The bill comes as GOP legislative leaders have cast doubt on the future of the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the Catholic Charities Bureau in Superior doesn’t have to pay unemployment tax to Wisconsin.

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Data collected in part by the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission shows a decrease in manoomin — a wild rice plant important to Ojibwe lifeways.

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