Milwaukee leaders are hopeful higher fines, a hidden camera operation, posting photos of frequent offenders online and a $1,000 reward will help address illegal dumping in the city.

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“I'm hoping to bring the independent film lovers and independent filmmakers together for support and exchange of ideas,” Wausau Film Farm & Culture Fest organizer Jila Nikpay told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”

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An investigative journalist found that Teflon was first invented for use in the development of atomic bombs.

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In Wisconsin, deaths tied to liver cirrhosis from drinking alcohol jumped more than a third from 2019 to 2023.

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The Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin unanimously approved a tuition increase of up to 5 percent for the 2025-26 academic year.

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Tuesday’s lawsuit argues the issue with the map is that it's an "anti-competitive gerrymander that artificially suppresses electoral competition in most of the plan’s districts."

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Once, thousands of workers built tractors and trucks on the General Motors site in Janesville. Now, saplings grow among its concrete rubble. In the future, at least part of the site could host a very different user — a data center.

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A Wisconsin State Patrol director and his wife were killed by their son at their Middleton home, and the suspect later died by suicide during a standoff with police, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. 

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The controversial Division of Diversity, Equity and Education Achievement at UW-Madison is closing, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced this week. 

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, will lead NASA as its interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

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As Wisconsinites hit the beach this summer, a new report finds 77 percent of Great Lakes beaches in the state tested as potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day last year.

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The history of St. Marcus Lutheran Church provides a window into how Milwaukee has grown and the role that religious institutions have played in its neighborhoods.

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"This is not an assisted living facility. It's not a group home. These are apartments where people with disabilities can live independently, but in a safe and supportive environment," says Couleecap Executive Director Hetti Brown.

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A 2022 survey conducted by an engineering consulting firm found that about 36 percent of hydro operators in the U.S. were actively thinking about decommissioning their facilities.

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Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield is hosting its 39th season as the region’s premier concert series. Held since 1986, its big blue tent has attracted dozens of national acts, as well as local performers — and some who fit both categories.

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A Madison clerk committed “profound failure” that resulted in nearly 200 ballots going uncounted in last November’s election, and she displayed an “astonishing” lack of urgency in reporting and rectifying her mistakes, an investigation by the Wisconsin Elections Commission has found.

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Educators say the budget compromise reached last week by Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders — and their decision not to increase funding for general school aid — will shift more of the burden to local taxpayers. 

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A federal court has set new deadlines as the criminal case against a Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan moves forward. Dugan faces federal charges after prosecutors say she helped a man evade immigration enforcement this spring.

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Bill Berrien is aligning himself with President Donald Trump and castigating Gov. Tony Evers in an initial campaign ad.

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Professional ballet in Wisconsin is limited to Milwaukee and Madison. The Wisconsin Dance Theatre — and its first original production debuting later this month — are bringing the art form outside of these big cities.

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