Gal Dahan has lived in Milwaukee for six years, most of that time as an international student. Now she’s trying to figure out if there’s a path for her to stay.

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Prior to its closure last year, Northland College in Ashland borrowed money from its endowment fund to cover its financial shortfall, causing funds to dwindle from $22 million in 2024 to $3.3 million this year.

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Vice President JD Vance was in Plover Thursday, campaigning for Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden in an effort to hang on to the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House.

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Gov. Tony Evers says he's optimistic that he and Republican legislative leaders will strike a deal to lower property taxes and increase school funding, even after the Assembly adjourned for the year without an agreement in place.

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Young musicians from Wisconsin compete in the 20th annual concert at the Overture Center in Madison.

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Wisconsin voters are more concerned with reducing their property taxes than increasing funding for public schools. Voters also say they’re less inclined to support a school referendum. 

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James Gill was the photographer on a PBS Wisconsin project that spanned decades, documenting the lives of Wisconsinites who served in the military. Over time, he took portraits of veterans of World War II and wars in Korea and Vietnam.

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RSV activity is down for a second winter in a row. Some of the state's top infectious disease experts are cautiously optimistic that access to immunizations are contributing to the declining numbers.

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The company behind the Old Wisconsin smoked sausage brand is planning a $125 million expansion in Sheboygan, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced Thursday.

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The Wisconsin DNR will no longer allow residents to keep wild frogs and turtles as pets. They can't enter them in any races or contests either.

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A newborn baby is priceless, of course. But in Bayfield County, you can add $100 to that — thanks to a new program called Saving Early for Educational Dreams, or SEED. It’s a $100 educational savings account for all newborns in the county, plus an additional $100 for families who participate in the WIC program. 

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This new EP from Jeneba Kanneh-Mason includes a few of those works, plus music mentioned in or inspired by Jane Austen’s six novels. 

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Wauwatosa and West Allis will create a joint fire department to be called Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue.

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The runoff stems from manure spread by Oak Ridge Dairy.

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Republican lawmakers have been grilling Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul about the use of environmental prosecutors whose positions were funded by an outside foundation.

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A new poll shows former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has more name recognition than any other candidate for governor, but he isn't Democratic voters' clear first choice.

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A staff member at Madison East High School has been placed on leave while the school district investigates an allegation a student at the school was fed dog food.

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The Winnebago County Board declined to take action on a resolution condemning federal immigration actions in Minneapolis, removing the item from its agenda Tuesday night without debate.

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Intense flash flooding in August caused tens of millions of dollars worth of damage throughout Wisconsin. After an appeal for federal public infrastructure aid was recently denied, two EMS directors tell WPR what’s next.

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Milwaukee Public Schools is using a nearly $400,000 federal grant to get more children tested for lead over a year after the start of a lead crisis that resulted in the temporary relocation of students at six schools due to lead hazards.

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