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Jackie Anderson on SNAP funds and growing use of food banks

Feeding Wisconsin Executive Director Jackie Anderson describes growing demand on food banks as grocery prices continue rising, federal programs are eliminated and SNAP funding is poised to be cut off.

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

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Sen. Mary Felzkowski on politics and Wisconsin's prison plan

A still image shows Governor Tony Evers seated at the head of an conference table in front of a red and gold ornate wall.

Evers promises bipartisan planning of prison upgrades

A student with a backpack holds a cellphone in their right hand while walking behind other students in a hallway with a polished floor and brick walls with multiple windows.

Wisconsin becomes the 36th state to limit cellphone use by students in schools

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures with both arms held to the side while standing behind a plastic podium with two mounted microphones and a campaign sign on its front reading Kennedy Shanahan, with multiple larger signs to the side and in the background on a stage, with people seated below facing him.

Evers signs bill that would allow certain candidates to remove their names from ballots in Wisconsin

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Waukesha County judge puts on hold ruling that would require checking citizenship of all Wisconsin voters

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Arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics by ICE agents

What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

What's the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.

US Army Corps of Engineers approves Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River lands

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

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State Building Commission votes to proceed with Evers plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

Brad Olson on trade, health care costs and Wisconsin farmers

A still image shows Mary Felzkowski seated in front of a marbled fire place, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'State Captiol,' 'Sen. Mary Felzkowski' and '(R) Tomahawk.'

Sen. Mary Felzkowski on politics and Wisconsin's prison plan

A still image shows Governor Tony Evers seated at the head of an conference table in front of a red and gold ornate wall.

Evers promises bipartisan planning of prison upgrades

A student with a backpack holds a cellphone in their right hand while walking behind other students in a hallway with a polished floor and brick walls with multiple windows.

Wisconsin becomes the 36th state to limit cellphone use by students in schools

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures with both arms held to the side while standing behind a plastic podium with two mounted microphones and a campaign sign on its front reading Kennedy Shanahan, with multiple larger signs to the side and in the background on a stage, with people seated below facing him.

Evers signs bill that would allow certain candidates to remove their names from ballots in Wisconsin

A letter sign reading Waukesha County Courthouse stands on the top of an awning with masonry panels that stands above a glass double-door entrance to a multistory building with glass and different types of masonry and multiple rows of windows.

Waukesha County judge puts on hold ruling that would require checking citizenship of all Wisconsin voters

A car is parked next to a concrete wall with a letter sign on its front reading Milwauke Wisconsin and 310 East Knapp Stre that's situated along a sidewalk and in front of a multistory building with a stone and brick exterior and windows on either side of double glass doors below a letter sign reading U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics by ICE agents

What’s the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

What's the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?

Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.

US Army Corps of Engineers approves Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River lands

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

Mature leafless trees stand above a snow-covered lawn, with a concrete sidewalk leading toward a parking lot with multiple vehicles parked in front of a multi-story masonry building with a central structure topped by a pillar-supported pediment.

State Building Commission votes to proceed with Evers plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system

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McCoshen & Ross on Wisconsin's 2026 gubernatorial landscape

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Multiple disconnected segments of a metal pipeline sit on an open field.

US Army Corps of Engineers approves Line 5 pipeline reroute around Bad River lands

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

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The hidden secrets of domestic violence in Native communities

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Nilsa Cruz on helping patients appeal health claim denials

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

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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

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

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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

Meet the high school students keeping Pulaski from becoming a news desert

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

Northeast Region News

South Central Region

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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

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

Jean Pederson on learning about the scope of PFAS pollution

William Casey Crump on PFAS-based food advisories in Stella

The northern Wisconsin town of Stella demands action on PFAS

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

Northern Region News

West Central Region

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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

Sydney Widell, Nancy Wedwick on floods, dams and community

Southwest Region News

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