The Northwoods Policy Network aims to ensure the region has a stronger voice in statewide decisions.

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On Jan. 4, the Carthage Institute of Paleontology shuttered, ending a long-standing agreement between the college and Kenosha Public Museums.

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As he begins his final year in elected office, Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the Republican-held state Legislature to release money for property tax relief, even as GOP leaders have sought to blame him for rising taxes.

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In south central Wisconsin, a group of neighbors got together to celebrate a goose's soaring recovery.

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Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health have stopped providing gender-affirming care treatments to minors, citing recent federal policy changes.

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Milwaukee County plans to use nearly $25 million in federal funding for more than 60 street safety projects throughout the community. 

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Chippewa Valley Technical College doesn’t have an athletic department. But last semester, for the first time, it had a winning competitive cheer team.

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Challenging a $313 trespassing ticket, a local man hopes Wisconsin courts will rethink who can walk along Lake Michigan’s public shoreline.

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Feigin's tenure included the financing and construction of Fiserv Forum and the team’s 2021 championship. Now, he’ll be replaced by an executive from the team’s ownership group.

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In the midst of an intense flu season, some Wisconsin counties are stocking “public health vending machines” with free flu tests. 

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Wisconsin agencies are navigating funding losses and layoffs after the Trump administration halted most refugee admissions. Some are resettling South Africans under a controversial Trump program, out of principle and to preserve a system they say will be needed again.

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Former Sun Prairie West High School principal Jennifer Ploeger will be charged with two counts of failing to report child abuse.

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Protests are expected across the state on Friday in reaction to this week's fatal shooting in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan is calling for further oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an agent shot and killed a woman driving her vehicle in Minneapolis.

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The Green Bay Packers will go on the road to take on the Chicago Bears in the NFL Playoffs for just the third time in the century-old rivalry.

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A Monroe County dairy farm will pay $120,000 under a settlement over alleged violations of the state’s environmental laws.

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Wisconsin’s Deedra Irwin is returning to the Winter Olympics in Italy next month and will have fans in both Angelica and Pulaski rooting for her.

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Treading on Wisconsin’s frozen lakes has gotten more dangerous, creating cost for taxpayers and business owners and calling into question the future of an important state pastime.

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In a surprise reversal, Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden voted for a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits despite previously calling for the law to be repealed.

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Bills under consideration aim to ensure cost doesn't stop incarcerated Wisconsinites from having access to basic hygiene products, including pads and tampons.

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