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Wildfire Smoke Forces Wisconsin Summer Camps Indoors
Children are particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke, health experts say.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Anna Marie Yanny, Wisconsin Public RadioEvers Offers $100 Million in Incentives to Eli Lilly’s Kenosha County Project
Company will invest $4 billion, create 750 jobs in Pleasant Prairie.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioHow Wisconsin’s Small Newspapers Endure
Amid decline in local papers some survive by fostering community connections.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Lorin Cox, Wisconsin Public RadioAdvocates Push Wisconsin to Allow Fusion Voting
Would allow third parties to nominate candidates from two major parties.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Ezra Wall, Wisconsin Public RadioUS Rep. Tom Tiffany’s Bill Targets University Faculty From Abroad
Bill would make hirings harder to do. UW system employs nearly 500 visa holders.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioState Lawmakers Kept Promise, Gave More to Local Governments
League of WI municipalities leader cheers this but says more reforms needed.
Aug 5th, 2025 by Joe Tarr, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Sees First Measles Cases, 9 Confirmed in Oconto County
Cases reported nationally hit their highest level in 33 years in July.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Trucking Companies Like Trump Administration’s Rule Changes
Moving away from limits on truck's speed, driver hours worked in a day.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Beatrice Lawrence, Wisconsin Public RadioMaxwell Anderson Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Sade Robinson
Anderson killed and dismembered 19-year-old Milwaukee woman.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public RadioSusan Crawford Sworn in to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Most expensive judicial election in U.S. history assures liberal majority for years.
Aug 2nd, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public RadioRecord Number of Wisconsinites Taking Trade Apprenticeships
Demand for workers in industries such as manufacturing and health care still exceeds the number of workers entering.
Aug 1st, 2025 by Anna Marie Yanny, Wisconsin Public RadioUS Rep. Bryan Steil Faces Hostile Audience During Town Hall
Steil was met with boos and jeers during his first town hall since passage of President Trump's sweeping budget and immigration law.
Aug 1st, 2025 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio