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Wisconsin’s Congressional Republicans Blast Trump Indictment

Wisconsin’s Congressional Republicans Blast Trump Indictment

Indictment marks first time in history a former president faces criminal charges.

UW Regents Approve 5% Tuition Hike

UW Regents Approve 5% Tuition Hike

First increase in a decade. UW President says it's necessary to deal with inflation.

Sen. Baldwin Pushes For Health Care Coverage For Those Leaving Jail

Sen. Baldwin Pushes For Health Care Coverage For Those Leaving Jail

Medicaid loophole leaves vulnerable people released from incarceration without immediate coverage.

GOP Legislators Plan Hearings on UW System’s Lack of ‘Intellectual Diversity’

GOP Legislators Plan Hearings on UW System’s Lack of ‘Intellectual Diversity’

Rep. Dave Murphy accuses universities of 'indoctrinating' students.

Northside House Fire Kills Three Overnight

Northside House Fire Kills Three Overnight

Seven people have died in house fires in Milwaukee so far this year.

Ice Cover on Great Lakes Ties for Third Lowest Ever

Ice Cover on Great Lakes Ties for Third Lowest Ever

Average ice cover 5.7% of lakes in 2023, tied with 1998, 2020 for third-lowest on record.

Microsoft Data Center Proposed for Foxconn Land

Microsoft Data Center Proposed for Foxconn Land

Mount Pleasant seeking other tenants. Not clear how many jobs this plan would create.

Why Does April Ballot Have Two Bail Proposals?

Why Does April Ballot Have Two Bail Proposals?

Why two constitutional amendments and what impact would they have?

8th Senate District Race Will Decide GOP Veto-Proof Majority

8th Senate District Race Will Decide GOP Veto-Proof Majority

Republican Rep. Dan Knodl, Democrat Jodi Habush Sinykin compete for open seat.

State Funding Has Plummeted For Parks, Public Lands, DNR

State Funding Has Plummeted For Parks, Public Lands, DNR

DNR funding down 41% in 25 years, spending on state parks lowest in U.S., study finds.

Advocates Concerned About Growing Shortage of Psychiatrists

Advocates Concerned About Growing Shortage of Psychiatrists

Suicide rate spiking in Wisconsin. Psychiatrist shortage in at least 55 of 72 counties.

GOP Building Commission Members Reject Gov. Evers’ $3.8 Billion Plan, Setting Up Budget Showdown