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As government shutdown continues, some Wisconsinites brace for rising health care costs
As the government shutdown nears its third week, some Wisconsin residents are worried about what it could mean for their health care costs. Nearly all Americans enrolled in the Affordable Care Act marketplace receive premium tax credits to help...
Owner: Educational Communications Board & University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Names 2025 Event Ambassadors
Friday, October 17, 2025 By Blake Jackson Four collegiate students have been chosen as Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s 2025 Event Ambassadors. Now in its third year, the program welcomes Frannie Everson, Kelly Herness, Parker Litterick, and Brooke Mallek,...
Owner: Farms.com Ltd (Graham Dyer President & CEO)
School Aid Shrinks for 7 in 10 Wisconsin Districts
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Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee School classroom. (Pixabay License). The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released its 2025-26 general school aid data this week, showing that 71% of public school districts...
Owner: Jeramey Jannene & Dave Reid
Wisconsin town hopeful for return of nuclear power plant but fear data center may follow
Developers are seeking approval to bring a shuttered nuclear power plant in Kewaunee County back online. Many in the community support bringing nuclear power back to the town of Carlton, but their bigger concern is about other projects that might...
Owner: Educational Communications Board & University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin- Superior Hosts Undergraduate Research Symposium
SUPERIOR, Wis. — On Oct. 14, student researchers gathered at the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Yellow Jacket Union as the university hosted its undergraduate research symposium. The event provided students with an opportunity to showcase...
Owner: Kunin Family
Legislation banning cell phones in Wisconsin schools heads to Evers' desk
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Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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SCHOFIELD (WSAW) -- After passing the state Senate, a bill to ban cell phone use in school districts across the state is headed to Governor Tony Evers. The bill would require school boards across the state to implement new cell phone policies. If...
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This Legendary Ship Sank Without Warning. Fifty Years Later, Science Could Finally Solve the Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
It was a calm and clear afternoon when the Edmund Fitzgerald left port in Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975. The enormous ship carried more than 26,000 tons of iron ore in the form of taconite pellets for a journey to the steel mills of...
Owner: Hearst Family
Charlie Berens for Wisconsin governor? UW-La Crosse political scientist Chergosky discusses
We propose a Charlie Berens run for Wisconsin governor to UW-L political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, on Friday’s La Crosse Talk. La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM /...
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Review: Thomas Pynchon’s New Novel Is a Feast of Milwaukee Oddity
If you have ever read a paragraph of a Thomas Pynchon novel – the proto-hippie California double-speak, the switchback internal monologue, the future flashback, the West Coast geographic specificity, the every-which-way plot plus the possibility...
Owner: Quadracci Family
Did you know the Milwaukee Safety Academy used to be a Catholic girls school?
On Teutonia Avenue, just south of Good Hope Road, there’s a sprawling building constructed in the brutalist style of the 1960s. Concrete fins jut out around the windows, creating a repetitive pattern that is only broken by a giant stained-glass...
Owner: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee & American Government
Fifty Years After It Sank, Science Might Finally Solve the Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Yahoo News
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It was a calm and clear afternoon when the Edmund Fitzgerald left port in Superior, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1975. The enormous ship carried more than 26,000 tons of iron ore in the form of taconite pellets for a journey to the steel mills of...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
No plans this weekend? Here are 7 events happening around Wisconsin
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Here’s a look at the 7 big events happening this weekend in Wisconsin. Celebrate a beloved Thanksgiving side dish Saturday at the Food and Farm Exploration Center in Plover. National Mashed Potato Day is a family-friendly...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Your 2025 Milwaukee Pain Management Guide
Photo by of Getty Images For cancer treatment pain… One of the challenges posed by cancer is pain that can come from both the disease itself and the treatment. Studies show that one-third of cancer patients say their pain is considered moderate to...
Owner: Quadracci Family
Milwaukee Public School teachers claim students are over-tested
MILWAUKEE– In it’s first meeting, the Milwaukee Public School’s Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation (SASI) discussed how well students have improved their literacy and mathematics skills. In a presentation that focused on the...
Owner: Craig Karmazin
Help us cover Wisconsin's waters, land and air
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Community and foundation support now helps fund environmental reporting at the Journal Sentinel. You can help support this work. The team covers issues affecting Wisconsin's water, land, and air, including PFAS, invasive species, and the Great...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Chicago’s Cawley Commercial Real Estate adds research analyst
Cawley Commercial Real Estate congratulates Matthew Elich on joining the firm as a Research Analyst. Elich earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, graduating summa cum laude. He...
Owner: Real Estate Publishing Corporation
Science of Medicine Day helps elementary students learn about health care
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Students at State Road Elementary are getting to participate in Science of Medicine Day. The day is run by Emplify Health by Gundersen’s Family Health Residence. They bring medical students and Health Science Academy high...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Wisconsin Health Officials Urge Respiratory Illness Vaccination
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Vaccination. (Pixabay License) As the weather grows colder, Wisconsin health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated for several respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19. The plea...
Owner: Jeramey Jannene & Dave Reid
New 100 MW battery now storing and releasing energy in Grant County, Wisconsin
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Renewable Energy Magazine
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The newly operational battery captures and stores excess energy generated by solar and other resources, then releases the energy to the grid, as needed. “Energy storage systems, like this one, complement our existing generation resources and serve...
Owner: Luis Merino, Antonio Barrero & Pepa Mosquera
UW–Madison expands research partnerships with federal defense and cybersecurity agencies
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is working to strengthen its research partnerships with federal defense and cybersecurity agencies. This effort aims to increase collaboration on projects related to national security and information protection....
Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
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