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A rural Wisconsin syrup producer wants more to tap into the business

January 22, 2022 - 6:50am

A three-year grant worth $470,387 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping University of Wisconsin-Extension expand its maple sugaring outreach with the help of a fourth-generation syrup producer.

Judge orders Gableman to produce contract, records in offshoot of election investigation

January 21, 2022 - 7:25pm

A Dane County judge has ordered the special counsel in a Republican-ordered investigation of the 2020 election to appear personally in court, produce his contract with the state, and turn over documents related to the case for his review.

Waukesha judge rules absentee voting boxes not allowed in February primary

January 21, 2022 - 4:45pm

A Waukesha County judge ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes won’t be allowed in the Feb. 15 primary, despite testimony from the Wisconsin Elections Commission that changing the rules this close to an election will be confusing for voters.

Milwaukee attorney and CEO Jay Rothman named UW System president

January 21, 2022 - 3:10pm

Jay Rothman, Milwaukee attorney and CEO of international law firm Foley and Lardner, will be the next president of the University of Wisconsin System.

Wisconsin 'Building Equality' for LGBTQ people, according to new report

January 21, 2022 - 1:15pm

According to a new Human Rights Campaign Foundation report on LGBTQ-centric laws across the United States, Wisconsin is "Building Equality" going into 2022. The report comes as Wisconsin Republicans push new legislation to ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care.

La Crosse City Council member Dr. Mark Neumann enters race for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District

January 21, 2022 - 12:15pm

Mark Neumann, a retired pediatrician, previously challenged Democrat U.S. Rep. Ron Kind in the 2020 election.

Residents share mixed feelings over state's largest proposed renewable energy plant in Dane County

January 21, 2022 - 12:00pm

Residents in Dane County shared mixed feelings over the largest renewable energy plant proposed in the state.

Projects benefiting Great Lakes region receive multi-million dollar boost from infrastructure law

January 21, 2022 - 7:30am

Major projects benefiting the Great Lakes region will receive a large infusion of funding as part of $14 billion awarded through the bipartisan infrastructure law and other sources, the White House announced on Wednesday.

Supply chain problems expected to continue

January 21, 2022 - 7:30am

Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal

Supply chain problems have plagued the retail and manufacturing industries for almost two years now — and there seems to be no end in sight. We talk to a supply chain management expert about why these product-delivery problems are persisting.

Afghan refugees resettle in Wausau

January 21, 2022 - 7:00am

An Afghan Evacuee Sorts Through Clothing Donations

Over the last month, at least a dozen Afghan families have arrived in Wausau and central Wisconsin. We speak with the leader of a nonprofit organization that supports refugees throughout stages of resettlement.

Wisconsin DNR wants federal regulators to revise their air quality designations for 2 lakeshore counties

January 21, 2022 - 6:20am

State environmental regulators are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revise its air quality designations for two counties along Lake Michigan that aren’t meeting federal regulations for ozone pollution.

Report: More Wisconsin women hold elected office. But the state is still far from equal representation.

January 21, 2022 - 6:10am

The Wisconsin Policy Forum found women make up less than a third of city council and county board members. And that could be affecting the number of female candidates for statewide office.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker disciplines GOP lawmaker who criticized Republicans for not trying to overturn 2020 election

January 20, 2022 - 5:30pm

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has stripped a GOP lawmaker of his lone staff member after the lawmaker repeatedly blamed Vos for not doing more to overturn the results of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.

UW Board of Regents set to pick next UW System president Friday

January 20, 2022 - 4:35pm

The UW Board of Regents will meet to pick the next UW System President on Friday. As regents near the end of a months-long search process, some UW employee groups are criticizing the board for not holding public interviews with finalists.

Wisconsin reaches all-time high case average, and officials say surge may not have peaked

January 20, 2022 - 3:45pm

Wisconsin's seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections reached its highest point in the pandemic Thursday, as officials said they do not yet see evidence that the latest wave has crested.

Gov. Tony Evers affirms importance of Roe v. Wade, saying 'reproductive health care decisions are deeply personal'

January 20, 2022 - 1:30pm

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor and attorney general say access to abortion faces its most dire threat in nearly 50 years because of a pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court and an old Wisconsin statute criminalizing abortion.

Wisconsin Assembly passes package of gun bills

January 20, 2022 - 11:45am

Wisconsin would lower its minimum age for concealed carry permits and guns would be permitted in vehicles on school grounds under bills that passed Thursday in the Wisconsin Assembly.

'These are two different teams': Packers, 49ers set for record-tying ninth playoff meeting

January 20, 2022 - 8:00am

Aaron Rodgers gets his fourth playoff shot against the Niners on Saturday night in a reprise of one of the game’s great rivalries that dates back to Steve Young and Brett Favre battling in the 1990s, Terrell Owens making his most memorable catch and Colin Kaepernick announcing himself to the...

WisDOT waives part of school bus driver test in attempt to bring in more drivers

January 20, 2022 - 6:55am

School bus driver shortages have prompted the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to waive a portion of the test drivers need to take for their school bus certification.

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices offer hints at 'least changes' approach in redistricting hearing

January 19, 2022 - 6:50pm

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices offered hints Wednesday about how they might view a "least changes" approach to redistricting in a case that could decide the state's political boundaries for the next decade.

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A rural Wisconsin syrup producer wants more to tap into the business

Judge orders Gableman to produce contract, records in offshoot of election investigation

Waukesha judge rules absentee voting boxes not allowed in February primary

Milwaukee attorney and CEO Jay Rothman named UW System president

Wisconsin 'Building Equality' for LGBTQ people, according to new report

La Crosse City Council member Dr. Mark Neumann enters race for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District

Residents share mixed feelings over state's largest proposed renewable energy plant in Dane County

Projects benefiting Great Lakes region receive multi-million dollar boost from infrastructure law

Supply chain problems expected to continue

Afghan refugees resettle in Wausau

Wisconsin DNR wants federal regulators to revise their air quality designations for 2 lakeshore counties

Report: More Wisconsin women hold elected office. But the state is still far from equal representation.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker disciplines GOP lawmaker who criticized Republicans for not trying to overturn 2020 election

UW Board of Regents set to pick next UW System president Friday

Wisconsin reaches all-time high case average, and officials say surge may not have peaked

Gov. Tony Evers affirms importance of Roe v. Wade, saying 'reproductive health care decisions are deeply personal'

Wisconsin Assembly passes package of gun bills

'These are two different teams': Packers, 49ers set for record-tying ninth playoff meeting

WisDOT waives part of school bus driver test in attempt to bring in more drivers

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices offer hints at 'least changes' approach in redistricting hearing

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