Wisconsin environmental and health regulators are seeing more reports of blue-green algae blooms and more illnesses that may be related to them this year. 

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Governor Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund.

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Gov. Tony Evers announced over $31 million with state transportation officials for projects that improve the flow of traffic and air quality.

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An outbreak of an infectious and often fatal disease among deer in southeastern Wisconsin could affect more deer than previously seen in Wisconsin, according to state wildlife regulators.

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Two years ago, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, first introduced a bill to redesignate the Apostle Islands as a national park. While some elected and economic development officials backed the proposal, it was met with immediate pushback from local communities and Lake Superior tribes.

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An ancient freshwater fish that’s been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth has now been found to live longer than researchers previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers have […]

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On Thursday, the policymaking board for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the agency’s request to purchase a nearly $1 million conservation easement from the Michael A. Uihlein Exemption Trust.

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Tech giant Oracle is dropping its lawsuit against Wisconsin utility regulators over financial support requirements for data centers in southeastern Wisconsin.

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The Douglas County District Attorney is not filing charges against a Superior police officer who shot and killed a man in April. 

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Wisconsin regulators can now forge ahead with regulations to prioritize and prorate payments for wolf attacks on livestock and dogs due to a potential funding shortfall.

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State health officials have confirmed 15 cases of measles among residents in southwestern Wisconsin, and it’s likely there will be at least a half dozen more.

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State health officials have confirmed two new cases of measles among residents living in Iowa and Lafayette counties. 

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Milwaukee Water Works has cut the amount of fluoride it’s adding to drinking water in half due to supply chain constraints as water utilities nationwide have faced a shortage this year.

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Washburn County officials say they’re currently experiencing a cyberattack.

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A federal appeals court has found that Canadian firm Enbridge has been trespassing on the Bad River tribe’s reservation and must remove its oil and gas pipeline, but it gave the company more time to reroute Line 5.

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Major water utilities in Wisconsin say they haven’t been affected by cyberattacks that have targeted water systems in neighboring states, including Michigan and Minnesota.

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After trekking thousands of miles by plane, boat and foot, family and friends of Wisconsin ace pilot Richard I. Bong have secured a piece of World War II history for northern Wisconsin. 

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The head of the company that owns Wisconsin’s largest utility says he’s confident that tech giant Oracle will meet financial requirements for data centers imposed by state utility regulators.

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Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is demanding answers from the Trump administration about PFAS cleanup that’s been delayed up to 20 years across 200 military sites nationwide, including lengthy delays in Wisconsin.

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Democrats running to be Wisconsin’s next governor and Republican frontrunner Tom Tiffany are calling for a swift, transparent and independent investigation into the Madison police shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz.

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