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WPR: Democrat David Crowley makes history, defeats Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin governor’s race

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WPR: Democrat David Crowley makes history, defeats Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin governor’s race

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Mitchell Berman, Democratic candidate for the 1st congressional district, speaks at a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Racine, Wis. <em>Angela Major/WPR</em>

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WPR: Democrat Mitchell Berman defeats US Rep. Bryan Steil to flip Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

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WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

A person in a navy suit and red elephant-print tie speaks into microphones in an event hall with a stage behind

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WPR: Republican Michael Alfonso wins northern Wisconsin district, will be youngest House rep

A person in a navy blazer speaks with reporters as a TV camera records

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WPR: Josh Kaul wins third term as Wisconsin attorney general

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

Economy

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

David Crowley and Tom Tiffany stand behind podiums with two microphones affixed to the top of each and the logo of WISN 12 ABC on their front in a room with a wood judicial dais and the U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the background, with two out-of-focus people seated in chairs facing them in the foreground.

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Crowley and Tiffany face voters on Election Day in Wisconsin's 2026 race for governor

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

History

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

A voting machine with a touchscreen and instructions on the right stands on a table and is shielded by a three-sided privacy screen with the words I Voted and a graphic of a U.S. flag on one side, with a person standing behind it and facing another voting booth with plastic privacy screens on each side, with an out-of-focus hinge of an open door visible to the side in the foreground.

Elections

Outreach, education are key to voting accessibility, Wisconsin advocates say

Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

Elections

Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

Elections

Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

Frederica Freyberg and Charles Franklin sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Tom Haudricourt

Who will Wisconsin’s Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Elections

Who will Wisconsin's Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Mitchell Berman, Democratic candidate for the 1st congressional district, speaks at a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Racine, Wis. <em>Angela Major/WPR</em>

Elections

WPR: Democrat Mitchell Berman defeats US Rep. Bryan Steil to flip Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

Elections

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

A person in a navy suit and red elephant-print tie speaks into microphones in an event hall with a stage behind

Elections

WPR: Republican Michael Alfonso wins northern Wisconsin district, will be youngest House rep

A person in a navy blazer speaks with reporters as a TV camera records

Elections

WPR: Josh Kaul wins third term as Wisconsin attorney general

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

Economy

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

David Crowley and Tom Tiffany stand behind podiums with two microphones affixed to the top of each and the logo of WISN 12 ABC on their front in a room with a wood judicial dais and the U.S. and Wisconsin flags in the background, with two out-of-focus people seated in chairs facing them in the foreground.

Elections

Crowley and Tiffany face voters on Election Day in Wisconsin's 2026 race for governor

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

History

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

A voting machine with a touchscreen and instructions on the right stands on a table and is shielded by a three-sided privacy screen with the words I Voted and a graphic of a U.S. flag on one side, with a person standing behind it and facing another voting booth with plastic privacy screens on each side, with an out-of-focus hinge of an open door visible to the side in the foreground.

Elections

Outreach, education are key to voting accessibility, Wisconsin advocates say

Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

Elections

Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

Elections

Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

Frederica Freyberg and Charles Franklin sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Tom Haudricourt

Who will Wisconsin’s Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Elections

Who will Wisconsin's Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

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A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

Economy

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

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Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

History

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

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Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

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Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

Southeast Region

Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

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Hilario Deleon on Hispanic voters and immigration politics

Southeast Region

Who will Wisconsin’s Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

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Who will Wisconsin's Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Southeast Region

Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

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Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

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Charles Franklin on his final 2026 poll of Wisconsin voters

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Charles Franklin on his final 2026 poll of Wisconsin voters

A still image shows Tom Haudricourt seated in front of a bookshelf, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Tom Haudricourt' and 'Retired Brewers Reporter.'

History

Tom Haudricourt on the historic 2026 season for the Brewers

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Closing pitches in Wisconsin’s 2026 campaigns

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Closing pitches in Wisconsin's 2026 campaigns

Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what’s at stake in 2026

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Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what's at stake in 2026

West Central Region

David Crowley, Tom Tiffany on Flock camera use in Wisconsin

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David Crowley, Tom Tiffany on Flock camera use in Wisconsin

A still image shows Mordecai Lee seated in front of a green wall with vintage political posters, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'Mordecai Lee' and 'UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Political Science.'

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Mordecai Lee on politics and the Brewers in the World Series

Southeast Region

A still image shows Mordecai Lee seated in front of a green wall with vintage political posters, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'Mordecai Lee' and 'UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Political Science.'

Politics

Mordecai Lee on politics and the Brewers in the World Series

Indigenous

Gloria Wiggins on getting out the Indigenous vote in 2026

Gloria Wiggins on getting out the Indigenous vote in 2026

A stone obelisk monument topped by a cross stands among lower headstones in a cemetery next to a chain-link fence, with a line of utility poles, road and trees in the background.

Researchers identify graves of students from a Milwaukee Indian boarding school

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

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Mitchell Berman, Democratic candidate for the 1st congressional district, speaks at a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Racine, Wis. <em>Angela Major/WPR</em>

Elections

WPR: Democrat Mitchell Berman defeats US Rep. Bryan Steil to flip Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

Economy

A long road to World Series glory for the Milwaukee Brewers

History

Milwaukee rejoices in the Brewers winning the World Series

Elections

Christine Neumann-Ortiz on efforts to motivate Latino voters

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Sierra Susa holds the palm of her right hand against a wall with multiple printed signs and posted notes affixed to its face, with more than a dozen people standing in a line behind her in a hallway with hand-written posters attached to a cable display system on the opposite wall, with small flags of numerous nations and territories displayed in connected rows suspended from the ceiling.

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Hundreds of immigrants, refugees await English education as Literacy Green Bay weathers federal cuts

Social Issues

Green Bay's 'hidden homeless' maintain lives and hopes while living in their vehicles

Economy

Fox Cities businesses balance tornado relief with keeping their doors open

Social Issues

A guide to homelessness resources in northeast Wisconsin

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South Central Region

Mitchell Berman, Democratic candidate for the 1st congressional district, speaks at a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Racine, Wis. <em>Angela Major/WPR</em>

Elections

WPR: Democrat Mitchell Berman defeats US Rep. Bryan Steil to flip Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District

Elections

Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

Agriculture

Matt Rehberg on the 2026 harvest in a tricky economic moment

Elections

Jerry Helmer, Judith Willink Grose on Trump's clout in 2026

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A person in a navy suit and red elephant-print tie speaks into microphones in an event hall with a stage behind

Elections

WPR: Republican Michael Alfonso wins northern Wisconsin district, will be youngest House rep

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on ceremonies for travel on gichigami

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Frog Bay Tribal National Park

Indigenous

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd on Apostle Islands tourism workers

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WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

Elections

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

Elections

WPR: Republican Michael Alfonso wins northern Wisconsin district, will be youngest House rep

Elections

Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what's at stake in 2026

Elections

What the race in Wisconsin's 3rd means for national politics

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Southwest Region

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

Elections

WPR: Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in key congressional race

Elections

Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

Elections

Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what's at stake in 2026

Elections

What the race in Wisconsin's 3rd means for national politics

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