Wisconsin state officials and tribal leaders filled the state Capitol on Tuesday to listen to the annual State of the Tribes address given by tribal chair Nicole Boyd of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

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Ben Loomis is one of just two skiers representing Team USA in the nordic combined skiing competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy this February. The Norwegian sport blends ski jumping with a cross country skiing race. There are two individual events and one team event. 

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Friday she adamantly opposes a GOP bill moving through Congress that would tighten voting access nationwide.

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The album was left behind for months in the terminal's lost and found before airport staff brought it to the bookstore for safekeeping.

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Eight-year-old Gerard and Pittman won the Masters Agility Competition in the 24-inch category, completing the final course in just 36.55 seconds. 

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Inflation and budget shortfalls are plaguing some public libraries in Wisconsin. 

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Tobacco use is Wisconsin's and the country’s leading cause of preventable death and disease. 

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“We want to be a sanctuary for people who are overwhelmed with whatever it is that's consuming their lives, whether it be family, relationship, the news, a job,” Whiskey said. “We’re  just a couple of cats who play some music.”

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The National Weather Service is warning of dangerous cold across much of the state beginning Thursday evening. Snow is also expected through Wednesday in the south central and southeast areas of the state.

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Just under 290,000 Wisconsinites signed up to receive health care coverage in 2026 through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services . 

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Only half of Wisconsin high school students feel like they belong in the classroom, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health. 

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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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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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Foxconn has paid the Village of Mount Pleasant nearly $30 million in “makeup payments” since 2024, according to the village’s spokesperson. 

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The Pettit National Ice Center has made Milwaukee, the first indoor speedskating oval built in the U.S., is going solar. 

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The ensemble will also perform its field show during a separate competition known as Bandfest at Pasadena City College’s stadium. 

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With the loss of key Affordable Care Act tax credits on the horizon, some Wisconsin small business owners and their employees are scrambling to find health care as the final open enrollment deadline approaches. 

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Officials said they have found bird flu in a Wisconsin dairy herd for the first time.

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For Wisconsin residents who love winter, the arrival of cold and snow has been an early Christmas gift. But if you are heading out to one of Wisconsin's more than 15,000 lakes to ice fish, snowmobile or skate, experts have some advice to stay safe.

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