A shuttered northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit filed for bankruptcy this month, as Gov. Tony Evers urges the federal government to transfer its housing grants to other agencies.

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An exhibit at the Douglas County Historical Society, "Frame It," showcases artists' multi-genre work.

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New research out of Ohio State University found the rate of bird decline was quicker in areas with more intense agricultural practices.

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Recent storms that have ripped through Wisconsin have closed schools and damaged classrooms and athletic fields across the state.

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After a 20-year restoration effort, a male lake sturgeon was detected 20 river miles upstream of Lake Michigan. This is a promising sign that this ancient North American freshwater fish could start spawning in the Milwaukee River again, restoring a once thriving population.

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On Wednesday students at Morse Middle School in Milwaukee played Earth Day-inspired bingo and helped clean up around their school's campus. Now a creative greenspace, the area was once four city blocks of concrete before staff applied for Morse to become one of the City of Milwaukee's Green Schools.

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WPR Music's Stephanie Elkins shares some of her favorite pieces blending classical and folk music.

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 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.

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Want to experience the thrill of the migration? Anyone can be a birder, said Matt Reetz, executive director of the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance. He suggests listening for their songs or letting the birds come to you.

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Despite calls for his firing following a lopsided state Supreme Court loss, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming is still on the job.

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The racial disparities within Wisconsin's prison system are some of the starkest in the nation, according to a new report by a public policy think tank.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether records relating to people found incompetent to vote should be made available to the public.

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The crowded Republican primary for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District seat got smaller Tuesday, as GOP candidate Paul Wassgren of Ashland announced he's suspending his campaign.

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Overdose deaths are continuing to drop in Milwaukee County. 

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Rural school districts across Wisconsin are struggling to cover costs, even when voters approve property tax increases.

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Hundreds of parents, teachers and community members in the Delavan-Darien School District are asking board members to reconsider a plan to either reduce or eliminate its dual language program. 

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Wisconsin is more than halfway toward its forest conservation and tree planting goals, Gov. Tony Evers announced ahead of Earth Day.

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More than 10,000 Wisconsinites used methadone treatment in 2024 to recover from opioid use disorder. But state regulations make accessing treatment more difficult for those patients, providers and researchers say.

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Some close watchers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget aren’t thrilled with the Trump administration’s proposal — but they're hopeful some of the suggested cuts won’t make it in the final spending plans passed by Congress.

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With more than 170 acts at nearly three dozen venues, the Homegrown Music Festival is the Twin Ports’ largest music event of the year.

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