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Health

Fewer lead water pipes remain around Wisconsin, but thousands remain unknown

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Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

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Politics

Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs

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Policy

Child marriage with parental consent is still legal in Wisconsin

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Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Jeff Lamont, Elmer Moore, Jr., Paula Tran, Taylor Odle

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Courts

Jeff Lamont on Wisconsin's PFAS settlement with Tyco Fire

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Economy

Elmer Moore, Jr. on rental housing tax credits in Wisconsin

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Education

Taylor Odle on the Universities of Wisconsin's tuition hikes

Wisconsin’s U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

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Wisconsin's U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Health

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Education

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

Politics

Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

A worker holds a lead service line while standing on a road, with a curb, front yards and houses out-of-focus in the background.

Health

Fewer lead water pipes remain around Wisconsin, but thousands remain unknown

Two men in suits stand at a wooden courtroom lectern with a microphone as a uniformed deputy reads documents beside them.

Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

Beagles play in a green yard.

Politics

Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs

A comic strip-style drawing with a stylized halftone color scheme shows a girl holding up her left hand with a ring on her ring finger, with a man in shadow holding his right hand on her left shoulder and two other people in shadow facing her.

Policy

Child marriage with parental consent is still legal in Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg and Taylor Odle sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Jeff Lamont, Elmer Moore, Jr., Paula Tran, Taylor Odle

A still image shows Jeff Lamont seated in front of a picture of a beach, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Port Washington,' 'Jeff Lamont' and 'Retired Hydrologist.'

Courts

Jeff Lamont on Wisconsin's PFAS settlement with Tyco Fire

A still image shows Elmer Moore, Jr. seated in with an American flag behind him, with a caption at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'Elmer Moore, Jr.' and 'Wisconsin Housing and Economic Dev. Authority.'

Economy

Elmer Moore, Jr. on rental housing tax credits in Wisconsin

A still image shows Taylor Odle seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Taylor Odle' and 'UW-Madison School of Education'

Education

Taylor Odle on the Universities of Wisconsin's tuition hikes

Wisconsin’s U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

Politics

Wisconsin's U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Health

Paula Tran on the health challenges facing Wisconsinites

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Education

Jeff Eide on falling enrollment and closure of rural schools

Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

Politics

Bradley Carl on Wisconsin rural school district referendums

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Childcare subsidies, UW tuition hikes and a PFAS settlement

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Childcare subsidies, UW tuition hikes and a PFAS settlement

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Education

The continuing closure of rural schools around Wisconsin

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Elections

Don Millis on administering Wisconsin's elections in 2026

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Economy

Paula Drew on Child Care Bridge Payments ending in Wisconsin

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Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

West Central Region

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

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Budgets

Charles Franklin on polling Wisconsin's budget surplus deal

Scott Hodek on Wisconsin’s job market, layoffs and AI’s role

Economy

Scott Hodek on Wisconsin's job market, layoffs and AI's role

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Courts

Bryna Godar on a lawsuit over immigration holds in Wisconsin

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Indigenous

Lac Du Flambeau tribe fights state lawsuit on fishing access

Northern Region

Wisconsin soybean farmers decry fuel, fertilizer cost spikes

Agriculture

Wisconsin soybean farmers decry fuel, fertilizer cost spikes

Polling the (failed) surplus deal, Tiffany’s stance on Trump

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Polling the (failed) surplus deal, Tiffany's stance on Trump

Polling the (failed) surplus deal, Tiffany’s stance on Trump

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Polling the (failed) surplus deal, Tiffany's stance on Trump

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Southeast Region

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Courts

Attorneys urge ICE to release Milwaukee mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care

Education

In Milwaukee, a nonprofit races to keep Rohingya language from fading in exile

Courts

Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers' illegal scheme to import ammo

Environment

Kurt Kotenberg on extreme weather hitting eastern Wisconsin

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

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Courts

Jeff Lamont on Wisconsin's PFAS settlement with Tyco Fire

Courts

Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS contamination

Indigenous

Rachel Fernandez on tribal reporting of domestic violence

Politics

Politics in the Park conversations in Oshkosh aim to build community

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South Central Region

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Health

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

Politics

Wisconsin beagle research facility that drew protests is closing as rescue group takes in dogs

Health

Dane County ends safer smoking program that conflicted with Wisconsin law

Education

Kirstin Bowns on pursuing student success at Mansfield Hall

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

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Indigenous

A legal dispute over Lac du Flambeau tribal fishing restrictions remains unresolved

Indigenous

Lac Du Flambeau tribe fights state lawsuit on fishing access

Economy

Jan Lee on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's status

Courts

Wisconsin sues Lac Du Flambeau tribe over non-member fishing restrictions on 19 lakes

Northern RegionNorthern Region News

West Central Region

A still image shows President Donald Trump seated at bannered table with the Seal of the President of the United States on the front and graphics on either side that read FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN FARMERS and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin to tout his agriculture tax breaks

Politics

Republican Sen. Jesse James to retire from Wisconsin Legislature

Elections

Duffy funneled $1 million to son-in-law's Republican primary campaign for Congress

Courts

Kimberly Solberg on due process in immigration enforcement

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Southwest Region

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Social Issues

How a shrinking Dodgeville church became a growing community hub

Economy

Another billion-dollar Wisconsin data center is eyed for Cassville in Grant County

Economy

Implosion takes down the nearly century-old Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River

Economy

Amid rising house prices, Richland Center residents decry development on parkland

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