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Rep. Mark Born on lawmakers building Wisconsin’s 2025 budget

Rep. Mark Born on lawmakers building Wisconsin's 2025 budget

State Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, a co-chair of the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance, discusses the 2025-27 budget proposal by Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican priorities for the state.

Father of teenager who killed a student and teacher at Abundant Life school in Madison charged with felonies

A photo taken at a canted angle shows sunlight illuminating and casting shadows on different portions of a Beaux Arts-style stone masonry building with a multi-level dome topped by a statue and an adjacent wing with steps leading to a facade with Composite order columns supporting a pediment.

Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional district boundaries

Eddie Silas on media depictions of firearms and gun safety

Eddie Silas on media depictions of firearms and gun safety

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

A first responder wearing nitrile gloves and a medical mask walks along a sidewalk next to a road with parked police, paramedic and fire vehicles, with street signs, buildings, and trees in the background.

Wisconsin to give out $300 million in grants to local governments to cut spending through consolidation, privatization

A municipality sign with the words Necedah and Population 916 stands on wood poles in a snow-covered lawn next to a road, with a speed limit sign, and snow-covered buildings and trees in the background under a clear sky.

How Wisconsin's shared revenue formula boosts aid to smaller — and more Republican — rural communities

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Multiple police officers stand in different streets near an intersection surrounded by multiple placements of crime scene tape, with an ambulance parked near them, with multiple trees in a field in the background.

Milwaukee prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting during RNC

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens while standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.

20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services agency

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Mark Pocan.

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, Howard Schweber

A right hand holds a snake behind its head as it opens its mouth a left forearm of a seated person.

Scientists research the blood of a Wisconsin man bitten by snakes hundreds of times

Father of teenager who killed a student and teacher at Abundant Life school in Madison charged with felonies

A photo taken at a canted angle shows sunlight illuminating and casting shadows on different portions of a Beaux Arts-style stone masonry building with a multi-level dome topped by a statue and an adjacent wing with steps leading to a facade with Composite order columns supporting a pediment.

Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to toss state's congressional district boundaries

Eddie Silas on media depictions of firearms and gun safety

Eddie Silas on media depictions of firearms and gun safety

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

A first responder wearing nitrile gloves and a medical mask walks along a sidewalk next to a road with parked police, paramedic and fire vehicles, with street signs, buildings, and trees in the background.

Wisconsin to give out $300 million in grants to local governments to cut spending through consolidation, privatization

A municipality sign with the words Necedah and Population 916 stands on wood poles in a snow-covered lawn next to a road, with a speed limit sign, and snow-covered buildings and trees in the background under a clear sky.

How Wisconsin's shared revenue formula boosts aid to smaller — and more Republican — rural communities

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Multiple police officers stand in different streets near an intersection surrounded by multiple placements of crime scene tape, with an ambulance parked near them, with multiple trees in a field in the background.

Milwaukee prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting during RNC

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens while standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.

20 attorneys general ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services agency

Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Mark Pocan.

'Here & Now' Highlights: US Rep. Mark Pocan, Howard Schweber

A right hand holds a snake behind its head as it opens its mouth a left forearm of a seated person.

Scientists research the blood of a Wisconsin man bitten by snakes hundreds of times

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US Rep. Mark Pocan on tariffs, funding cuts and immigration

US Rep. Mark Pocan on tariffs, funding cuts and immigration

Howard Schweber on politics and a Milwaukee judge’s arrest

Howard Schweber on politics and a Milwaukee judge's arrest

A Milwaukee gun violence survivor embraces firearms training

A Milwaukee gun violence survivor embraces firearms training

Southeast Region

Martin O’Malley on the future of Social Security under Trump

Martin O'Malley on the future of Social Security under Trump

Sec. Anne Sayers on growth in Wisconsin’s tourism industry

Sec. Anne Sayers on growth in Wisconsin's tourism industry

A wide view of Lambeau Field in Green Bay shows a large crowd of people.

How the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay showcases Wisconsin

Northeast Region

A still image from a video shows Tom Tiffany seated in front of a wooden cut out of Wisconsin on the wall with a graphic at bottom reading 'Minocqua,' 'U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany' and '(R) 7th Congressional District.'

US Rep. Tom Tiffany on tariffs, funding cuts and immigration

A still image shows Michael Wagner seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Michael Wagner' and 'UW-Madison School of Journalism.'

Michael Wagner on federal research grant cuts at UW-Madison

Xia Lee on the start of Wisconsin’s warm-weather tick season

Xia Lee on the start of Wisconsin's warm-weather tick season

A still image shows Martin O'Malley seated by a window with plants, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Martin O'Malley' and 'Former Social Security Commissioner.'

Martin O'Malley on Social Security staff reductions, delays

In Focus with Christine Wenc: America’s finest satire source

In Focus with Christine Wenc: America's finest satire source

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on 2025 headwinds for UW-Madison

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on 2025 headwinds for UW-Madison

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Rep. Mark Born on lawmakers building Wisconsin’s 2025 budget

Rep. Mark Born on lawmakers building Wisconsin's 2025 budget

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

Maternal health care in Wisconsin and the future of Medicaid

A first responder wearing nitrile gloves and a medical mask walks along a sidewalk next to a road with parked police, paramedic and fire vehicles, with street signs, buildings, and trees in the background.

Wisconsin to give out $300 million in grants to local governments to cut spending through consolidation, privatization

Indigenous

Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Anne Egan-Waukau on outreach to Native voters in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Native Vote highlights use of tribal ID for voting

Wisconsin Native Vote highlights use of tribal ID for voting

In Focus with Christine Wenc: America’s finest satire source

In Focus with Christine Wenc: America's finest satire source

In Focus with Susan Kerns: Celebrating cinema in Milwaukee

In Focus with Susan Kerns: Celebrating cinema in Milwaukee

In Focus with Saghar Homayounpour: 2024 Teacher of the Year

In Focus with Saghar Homayounpour: 2024 Teacher of the Year

Wisconsin Regional News

Southeast Region

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Milwaukee prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting during RNC

A Milwaukee gun violence survivor embraces firearms training

Mother of dead Waupun prison inmate files federal lawsuit

Southeast Region News

Northeast Region

A wide view of Lambeau Field in Green Bay shows a large crowd of people.

How the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay showcases Wisconsin

Green Bay and Lambeau Field provide a festive setting for the 2025 NFL draft

Green Bay prepares to host an offseason sports spectacle with the 2025 NFL draft

Sheriff Matt Joski on local enforcement of immigration laws

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

Father of teenager who killed a student and teacher at Abundant Life school in Madison charged with felonies

Investigation details multiple policy violations by Madison city clerk who failed to count 2024 ballots

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on 2025 headwinds for UW-Madison

Madison city clerk resigns amid investigations over uncounted 2024 ballots

South Central Region News

Northern Region

Alex and Jared Poupart stand in front of a billboard with a portrait of Susan Poupart and the words Her family deserves better, and somebody knows. and If you have information, call the Vilas County Sheriff's Department along with a phone number.

Murder in Lac du Flambeau: An MMIP cold case gets renewed attention with DNA

Tribal sovereignty at center of Wisconsin road dispute

Federal judge orders Lac du Flambeau roads to remain open

Wisconsin's rural homelessness crisis and the ongoing fight to do 'more with less'

Northern Region News

West Central Region

A hand-drawn illustration shows a person looking out the window of a vehicle, with lighted signage reflecting on its exterior surfaces.

Homeless drop-offs by rural law enforcement prompts Eau Claire to pursue state action

Thanh Bui-Duquette on the proposed elimination of Head Start

Will Hsu on Wisconsin ginseng exports, tariffs and trade war

Stephen Nick on transports of unhoused people to Eau Claire

West Central Region News

Southwest Region

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Dave Eggen on opposing plans to remove dams in the Driftless

Mark Erickson on assessing earthen dam stability and failure

Bob Micheel on plans to remove Coon Creek dams after floods

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