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For the first time in its history, St. Croix Chippewa release sturgeon on its reservation

For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake on the tribeโ€™s reservation as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish.

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โ€˜I was flying down the mountainโ€™: Wisconsin-born journalist Alec Luhn shares survival story

โ€œI basically went ahead when I probably should have turned back,โ€ climate reporter Alec Luhn recently said on WPRโ€™s โ€œWisconsin Today.โ€ Luhn went missing for six days this summer.

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Wisconsin bill banning cell phones in classrooms headed to governorโ€™s desk

The measure was among a long list of bills that were aimed at allowing candidates to remove their names from general election ballots after they've dropped out of a race, expanding health insurance coverage of enhanced breast cancer screenings and honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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The average Americanโ€™s credit score is falling. A Wisconsin professor says there are several reasons why.

A recent report from FICO finds that Americansโ€™ average credit score is on the decline, with Gen Z borrowers being most affected. An economics professor says the dropping score isnโ€™t the most alarming findings in this analysis.

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Twin Ports childrenโ€™s author revives Northwoods legend of Dr. Kate and her million-penny hospital

The story of Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb and her practice in the very rural Wisconsin Northwoods is well known around Woodruff โ€” thereโ€™s even a museum dedicated to her. It [โ€ฆ]

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โ€˜My grandfather would be proudโ€™: Carrying on a cranberry tradition in Wisconsin

Allison Jonjak comes from a multigeneration family cranberry farm in Sawyer County. As a cranberry outreach specialist traveling around the state, she believes the industry is moving in a positive direction.

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