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Jury Finds Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin Guilty In Murder Of George Floyd

A jury has found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd on a Minneapolis street in May 2020. Read more

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New State Deal With Foxconn Shrinks Tax Breaks From Billions To $80M

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Bill Would Ban Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles In Wisconsin

White Deer Rests In The Grass

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New Therapy Technique Holds Promise For Lincoln Hills. Reformers Say Youth Prisons Still Need To Close.

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'Finally': America Reacts To Chauvin Guilty Verdict

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If passed, two new bills in Congress would extend the reporting deadlines for 2020 census results, which are now months

After A Disrupted Census, Congress Tries Again To Extend Deadlines For Results

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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever

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Bill Would Ban Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles In Wisconsin

Madison Leaders Brace For Verdict In Derek Chauvin Trial

Harley-Davidson Says EU Tariff Ruling Threatens European Sales

Suspect Identified In Deadly Somers Shooting

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Tips For Starting A Straw Bale Garden

Wisconsin Has A New Polka DJ

Raine Stern Hopes You Like The Music And Embrace The Message

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Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry in 2020 voter registration drive

Alex Lasry’s $1.1M Fundraising Haul Bolstered By Basketball Connections

Evers, Foxconn Reach New Agreement Lowering Burden On Taxpayers

Republican Law Professor Ryan Owens Enters Wisconsin Attorney General Race

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Music

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C. Tangana: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

A Daughter Grieves Her Mom, And Finds Herself, In 'Crying In H Mart'

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Not My Job: We Quiz Japanese Breakfast On 'The Breakfast Of Champions'

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Wisconsinites Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic

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