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Education

The continuing closure of rural schools around Wisconsin

With falling enrollment and an ensuing drop in state funding, school districts that serve students in rural Wisconsin face difficult decisions over closing facilities or shutting down altogether.

Recent News

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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

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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Courts

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

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Indigenous

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

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Courts

Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh legal arguments in Dugan conviction

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Courts

Wisconsin's prison population is heading toward a record high

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Health

Dane County ends safer smoking program that conflicted with Wisconsin law

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Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Scott Hodek, Bryna Godar

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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

A still image shows Don Millis seated in front of a set of windows with the blinds closed, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Madison,' 'Don Millis' and 'Wisconsin Elections Commission.'

Elections

Don Millis on administering Wisconsin's elections in 2026

A still image shows Paula Drew seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Paula Drew' and 'Wisconsin Early Childhood Association.'

Economy

Paula Drew on Child Care Bridge Payments ending in Wisconsin

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

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Trump visits Wisconsin and 2026 candidates file for office

A sign with the words Johnson Controls, a circular logo and an address stands in a lawn next to an intersection in front of a sign reading Private Road and Absolutely No Trespassing, with out-of-focus trees, power lines and buildings in the background.

Courts

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

Small waves on a lake move toward its near shore, with plants, a mowed area and a gravel track in the foreground, and the hazy tree-covered far shore on the horizon in the background.

Indigenous

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

A hand-drawn and shaded sketch shows a depiction of Hannah Dugan sitting between two other people.

Courts

Federal judge pauses sentencing to weigh legal arguments in Dugan conviction

The U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly on a flagpole standing in a lawn island in the middle of a driveway, with a brick building with an octagonal roof and a letter sign reading Taycheedah Correctional Institution Gatehouse next to a chain-link fence topped by razor wire in front of other buildings, with trees on a hill in the background.

Courts

Wisconsin's prison population is heading toward a record high

A pair of hands holds a glass pipe with a silicone mouthpiece above a wood tabletop.

Health

Dane County ends safer smoking program that conflicted with Wisconsin law

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

Politics

'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Scott Hodek, Bryna Godar

A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.''

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

Wisconsin’s 2026 governor race and local government funding

Elections

Wisconsin's 2026 governor race and local government funding

Kirstin Bowns on pursuing student success at Mansfield Hall

Education

Kirstin Bowns on pursuing student success at Mansfield Hall

South Central Region

A guided tour of Mansfield Hall near the UW-Madison campus

Education

A guided tour of Mansfield Hall near the UW-Madison campus

South Central Region

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Education

A better college life for neurodivergent students in Madison

South Central Region

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Politics

US Rep. Gwen Moore on redistricting, war in Iran and the IRS

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Economy

Jan Lee on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's status

Northern Region

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Elections

Wisconsin Republicans outline party priorities for 2026

The fallout from Wisconsin’s failed budget surplus deal

Inside Wisconsin Politics

The fallout from Wisconsin's failed budget surplus deal

The fallout from Wisconsin’s failed budget surplus deal

Inside Wisconsin Politics

The fallout from Wisconsin's failed budget surplus deal

Local Wisconsin News

Southeast Region

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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

Courts

Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president detained by ICE agents

Southeast RegionSoutheast Region News

Northeast Region

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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

Economy

Wolf River communities deal with flooding — and insurance

Northeast RegionNortheast Region News

South Central Region

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Health

Dane County ends safer smoking program that conflicted with Wisconsin law

Education

Kirstin Bowns on pursuing student success at Mansfield Hall

Education

A guided tour of Mansfield Hall near the UW-Madison campus

Education

A better college life for neurodivergent students in Madison

South Central RegionSouth Central Region News

Northern Region

Small waves on a lake move toward its near shore, with plants, a mowed area and a gravel track in the foreground, and the hazy tree-covered far shore on the horizon in the background.

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

West Central RegionWest Central Region News

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

Southwest RegionSouthwest Region News

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