After a year of budget cuts, UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said existing funds and growing private and philanthropic support will fund the new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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One year into the Oneida Reads program, reading proficiency among Native students in Brown and Outagamie Counties has improved.

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For centuries, Ho-Chunk people have created small lodges called ciiporoke for sleeping, cooking and gathering as a community. Now, a Ho-Chunk builder is helping Wisconsin students construct their own structure.

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Songwriter Hillary Reynolds of Appleton says that pregnancy and motherhood shaped her new album, "Changing Seasons."

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Emily Nott and Miso Kwak, the creators behind "Crip Wisdoms," worked with a special publisher to create a tactile version of the book for blind readers.

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The Democratic U.S. representative from Madison says it’s "somewhere between stupid and cruel" to take away health care subsidies and permanently reduce SNAP funding without a plan.

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Evan Larson, a fire ecologist at UW-Platteville, says the spark has been ignited for a return to cultural prescribed burns. This centuries-old Indigenous practice once helped red pine and blueberries flourish along Lake Superior.

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For former state archaeologist Robert Birmingham, the mound landscapes are a "spectacular phenomenon" unique to the region — a piece of ancient history that still matters today.

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Local business owners and volunteers around the state are stepping in to bridge the gap for the 700,000 Wisconsinites who receive food assistance.

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A Wisconsin-themed episode of the actor’s new docuseries “Breaking Bread” is airing Sunday, Nov. 2.

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Jewelers in the state also say they are in a holding pattern of "wait and see" with tariffs.

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Artist and educator Geo Rutherford makes educational videos about “haunted hydrology” for more than 2 million followers on TikTok and Instagram. Here, she shares her top 5 spooky spots in Wisconsin.

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UW-Madison is considered a national leader in foreign language education. Now, campus leaders are working to keep these programs going without funding they relied on for more than 60 years.

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A field officer in Madison says furloughs and service disruptions are stressing an already overburdened agency.

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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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A new cookbook of gravestone recipes honors the loved ones behind cherished family food traditions, including “Grandma’s Spaghetti Chicken Casserole” in Racine.

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