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Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases

Justine Rufus on Wisconsin's MMIW Task Force and cold cases

Wisconsin MMIW Task Force Chair Justine Rufus discusses the importance of communication among law enforcement agencies and how text alerts can help in cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

Sean Duffy gestures with both hands while turning to his right and speaking while seated in a high-backed leather chair, with other people sitting on either side of him in a room with an out-of-focus bronze statue in the background.

20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

An unilluminated backlit sign with the words La Crosse Police and an arrow next to a police badge stands in front of a parking lot with multiple parked law enforcement vehicles next to a multi-story Brutalist-style building, light poles and other buildings in the background to one side.

La Crosse police were the only law enforcement officers in Wisconsin using an 'unusual practice' that cost taxpayers

Zac Schultz and Josh Kaul sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Attorney General Josh Kaul, State Rep. Mark Born

Multiple industrial towers with scaffolding, pipes and other exterior elements are shadowed from behind by the sun, with heat shimmering the edges of its light.

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via 'national energy emergency' order

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

A large group wearing red and black stand in front of the capital holding their fists and signs in the air

Seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

A still image from a video shows Jordan Siegler seated in front of a film set with a graphic at bottom reading 'Madison,' 'Jordan Siegler' and 'Wisconsin Public Media.'

PBS Wisconsin and a push to cut federal funding for the CPB

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

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

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

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

Sean Duffy gestures with both hands while turning to his right and speaking while seated in a high-backed leather chair, with other people sitting on either side of him in a room with an out-of-focus bronze statue in the background.

20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

An unilluminated backlit sign with the words La Crosse Police and an arrow next to a police badge stands in front of a parking lot with multiple parked law enforcement vehicles next to a multi-story Brutalist-style building, light poles and other buildings in the background to one side.

La Crosse police were the only law enforcement officers in Wisconsin using an 'unusual practice' that cost taxpayers

Zac Schultz and Josh Kaul sit facing each other on the Here & Now set.

'Here & Now' Highlights: Attorney General Josh Kaul, State Rep. Mark Born

Multiple industrial towers with scaffolding, pipes and other exterior elements are shadowed from behind by the sun, with heat shimmering the edges of its light.

15 states sue over Trump's move to fast-track oil and gas projects via 'national energy emergency' order

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

A large group wearing red and black stand in front of the capital holding their fists and signs in the air

Seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

A still image from a video shows Jordan Siegler seated in front of a film set with a graphic at bottom reading 'Madison,' 'Jordan Siegler' and 'Wisconsin Public Media.'

PBS Wisconsin and a push to cut federal funding for the CPB

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

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

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

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

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Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

Eddie Silas on handling firearms during stressful situations

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Quinn Taylor on a gun safety training program in Milwaukee

Southeast Region

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

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Sean Duffy gestures with both hands while turning to his right and speaking while seated in a high-backed leather chair, with other people sitting on either side of him in a room with an out-of-focus bronze statue in the background.

20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

Attorney General Josh Kaul on suing the Trump administration

A large group wearing red and black stand in front of the capital holding their fists and signs in the air

Seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

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Justine Rufus on Wisconsin’s MMIW Task Force and cold cases

Justine Rufus on Wisconsin's MMIW Task Force and cold cases

A large group wearing red and black stand in front of the capital holding their fists and signs in the air

Seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people

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

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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

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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

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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

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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'

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An unilluminated backlit sign with the words La Crosse Police and an arrow next to a police badge stands in front of a parking lot with multiple parked law enforcement vehicles next to a multi-story Brutalist-style building, light poles and other buildings in the background to one side.

La Crosse police were the only law enforcement officers in Wisconsin using an 'unusual practice' that cost taxpayers

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

Thanh Bui-Duquette on the proposed elimination of Head Start

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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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