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Multiple students sit in rolling chairs and use tools to practice dental work on the teeth of mannequins with open moths, in a room with multiple rows of desks with computer monitors, water bottles and other items sitting on their surfaces.

Wisconsin tech colleges look to ease dental worker shortage

A $20 million funding boost from the Wisconsin Legislature is allowing technical colleges to expand oral health training programs as the state faces a shortage of dental workers.

Zachary Oster on cybersecurity issues for local governments

Zachary Oster on cybersecurity issues for local governments

Jill Karofsky sits in a high-backed leather chair at a judicial bench with a nameplate reading J. Karofsky, with a row of empty high-backed wood and leather chairs in a room with marble pillars and masonry.

Racine man charged with stalking, accused of sending intimidating emails to Wisconsin Supreme Court's chief justice

A diamond-shaped metal traffic sign with a graphic of a vertical traffic light and a rectangular metal traffic sign with the words Photo Enforced stand on a metal poll, with an out-of-focus traffic signal with two illuminated red lights in the background.

A bipartisan bill that would allow for traffic cameras in Milwaukee inches forward

A pedestrian walks in front of a five-story building with brick walls and small glass windows, with the sun shining over the edge of its roof.

In Chicago, immense show of force signals a sharp escalation by the White House

Wisconsin trails most states in affordability of public colleges

Dipesh Navsaria and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Beth Swedeen, Eric Genrich, Moniquie Minkens

A still image shows Beth Swedeen seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Beth Swedeen' and 'WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.'

Beth Swedeen on federal cuts to special education funding

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria on food insecurity and children’s health

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria on food insecurity and children's health

A still image shows Monique Minkens seated in front of a plain white wall, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Monique Minkens' and 'End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.'

Monique Minkens on domestic violence homicides in Wisconsin

A still image shows Eric Genrich seated in front of a flag of Wisconsin and a United States flag, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Eric Genrich' and 'Green Bay Mayor.'

Mayor Eric Genrich on the Green Bay Housing Partnership

A four-panel photo collage shows portraits of Shae Sortwell posing in front of a truck, Clint Moses speaking to another person while standing next to a table with a model of a pelvis and spine on its surface, Lee Snodgrass posing while standing in front of rows of plants inside a curved-roof greenhouse, and Sarah Keyeski posing while seated in an arm chair in an office with another chair and desk in the background.

An Uber driver, a dairy farmer and a therapist walk into the State Capitol: Many Wisconsin lawmakers have side gigs

An out-of-focus road sign with arrows pointed in opposite directions stands in the foreground in front of cluster of buildings, including a round concrete tower with a low dome, with multiple power lines around the facility, a road on one side, and a large body of water in the background.

A nuclear power plant could return to Kewaunee County, raising hopes and concerns for local residents

Zachary Oster on cybersecurity issues for local governments

Zachary Oster on cybersecurity issues for local governments

Jill Karofsky sits in a high-backed leather chair at a judicial bench with a nameplate reading J. Karofsky, with a row of empty high-backed wood and leather chairs in a room with marble pillars and masonry.

Racine man charged with stalking, accused of sending intimidating emails to Wisconsin Supreme Court's chief justice

A diamond-shaped metal traffic sign with a graphic of a vertical traffic light and a rectangular metal traffic sign with the words Photo Enforced stand on a metal poll, with an out-of-focus traffic signal with two illuminated red lights in the background.

A bipartisan bill that would allow for traffic cameras in Milwaukee inches forward

A pedestrian walks in front of a five-story building with brick walls and small glass windows, with the sun shining over the edge of its roof.

In Chicago, immense show of force signals a sharp escalation by the White House

Wisconsin trails most states in affordability of public colleges

Dipesh Navsaria and Frederica Freyberg sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, Beth Swedeen, Eric Genrich, Moniquie Minkens

A still image shows Beth Swedeen seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Beth Swedeen' and 'WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.'

Beth Swedeen on federal cuts to special education funding

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria on food insecurity and children’s health

Dr. Dipesh Navsaria on food insecurity and children's health

A still image shows Monique Minkens seated in front of a plain white wall, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Monique Minkens' and 'End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.'

Monique Minkens on domestic violence homicides in Wisconsin

A still image shows Eric Genrich seated in front of a flag of Wisconsin and a United States flag, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Eric Genrich' and 'Green Bay Mayor.'

Mayor Eric Genrich on the Green Bay Housing Partnership

A four-panel photo collage shows portraits of Shae Sortwell posing in front of a truck, Clint Moses speaking to another person while standing next to a table with a model of a pelvis and spine on its surface, Lee Snodgrass posing while standing in front of rows of plants inside a curved-roof greenhouse, and Sarah Keyeski posing while seated in an arm chair in an office with another chair and desk in the background.

An Uber driver, a dairy farmer and a therapist walk into the State Capitol: Many Wisconsin lawmakers have side gigs

An out-of-focus road sign with arrows pointed in opposite directions stands in the foreground in front of cluster of buildings, including a round concrete tower with a low dome, with multiple power lines around the facility, a road on one side, and a large body of water in the background.

A nuclear power plant could return to Kewaunee County, raising hopes and concerns for local residents

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Karl Habeck on programming diverse community radio options

Karl Habeck on programming diverse community radio options

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A group of Stockbridge-Munsee children sit in a row on the edge of a wood deck, with one adjusting their hair and another eating a container of gelato while holding a microphone in their left hand, with an adult seated on a chair behind them in front of the windows of a building.

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans reconnects youth with homeland

A photo illustration shows a bundle of twigs in front of the out-of-focus face of a woman looking at the camera.

The hidden secrets of domestic violence in Native communities

Karl Habeck on WOJB community radio as an Indigenous liaison

Karl Habeck on WOJB community radio as an Indigenous liaison

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Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

Sec. Nathan Houdek on consumer confusion about health plans

A still image shows a close up of a pill bottle tipped over, with many round white pills spilling out of it.

Why complex health benefits are a focus of patient advocates

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In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 3: Going to the gun range

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 2: House calls, gun class

A Black woman with shoulder-length hair and a neck tattoo wearing a purple shirt, looking thoughtfully past the camera.

In Focus with Antonia Perry, part 1: A mother's choice

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A diamond-shaped metal traffic sign with a graphic of a vertical traffic light and a rectangular metal traffic sign with the words Photo Enforced stand on a metal poll, with an out-of-focus traffic signal with two illuminated red lights in the background.

A bipartisan bill that would allow for traffic cameras in Milwaukee inches forward

Wisconsin colleges vow to support Hispanic students despite federal funding cuts

Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in Wisconsin

Wisconsin budget funding for Milwaukee prosecutors may violate state constitution

Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

A still image shows Eric Genrich seated in front of a flag of Wisconsin and a United States flag, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Eric Genrich' and 'Green Bay Mayor.'

Mayor Eric Genrich on the Green Bay Housing Partnership

A nuclear power plant could return to Kewaunee County, raising hopes and concerns for local residents

What nuclear power returning to Kewaunee County means for Wisconsin's workforce

Ernie Stevens Jr., Oneida Nation leader and Indian Gaming Association chair, dies at 66

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

A sandwich board sign with the words Famous Yeti's written in chalk on its surface stands next to a brick pillar and in front of the entrance to a building with an open glass door and a wall of glass windows, below a round sign with a graphic of a cryptid and the words Famous Yeti's Pizza.

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin laws regulating THC products leave consumers vulnerable

Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at wildlife refuge in southern Wisconsin

Juneau County keeps healthy food program alive despite federal funding cuts

Sheriff Roger Brandner on shortages of emergency dispatchers

South Central Region News

Northern Region

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Private equity pursues profits in power utilities as data centers use more energy and electric bills rise

Jennifer Smith on Enbridge's proposal for rerouting Line 5

Chairman Robert Blanchard on challenging Line 5 rerouting

Tribal universities prepare for deep cuts to federal funding

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A still image shows John Rosenow seated in front of an archway, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Waumandee,' 'John Rosenow' and 'Rosenholm Dairy.'

John Rosenow on dairy workers and immigration enforcement

Joe Green on combining courses through school consolidation

Chris Lindner and Joe Green on sharing school district costs

Joe Green and Chris Linder on school district consolidation

West Central Region News

Southwest Region

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Judy McRoberts on the Mercyhealth East strike in Janesville

Crossing the Mississippi River without the Lansing bridge

How Southwest Wisconsin Technical College raised the wages of its graduates

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