The Milwaukee County Zoo recently announced plans to close its small mammals building by the end of the year. Leadership said the building is not fit to meet modern animal care standards. 

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The late Milwaukee veteran Anna Mae Robertson could soon have the women’s clinic at Zablocki VA Medical Center named after her.

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Early data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows a slight increase in tick activity compared to the past few years. 

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Many organizations, like the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, were notified of abrupt grant terminations in an email on May 2. 

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Asked about the decision, WHS spokesperson Colleen Lies said the organization remains committed to sharing LGTBQ+ stories. 

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The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation Wednesday into a complaint against the Green Bay Area Public School District, alleging discrimination against a white student based on race. 

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An annual “ParkScore” released May 21 revealed Milwaukee and Madison park systems ranked 18th and 19th, respectively, among the nation’s 100 most populous cities.

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At the Republican state convention Saturday, Derrick Van Orden suggested ending Wisconsin’s spring elections — a move that would require an amendment to the state constitution. His suggestion comes after a series of losses by conservatives in spring elections. 

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Some state Republican lawmakers hope President Donald Trump’s recent executive order restricting funding for so-called “gain-of-function” research will accomplish their goal of clamping down on what they see as dangerous pathogen studies in Wisconsin. 

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Med Wise Rx is an education program to help older Wisconsinites communicate with their pharmacists and safely manage many prescriptions. 

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The Verona Public Library has debuted floor-to-ceiling translucent dot stickers on its 35-foot tall glass windows. The treatment comes after volunteer citizen scientists documented 88 bird deaths while periodically surveying the windows since 2021.

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The small Midwest office, founded almost 20 years ago by computer scientists from UW-Madison, helps power technology used across the globe.

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