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DNR Seeks Artist Submissions For Waterfowl, Turkey and Pheasant Stamps

June 26, 2020 - 5:40am

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting entries for the 2021 wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contest. Entries need to be postmarked or delivered by July 15....

Hundreds Of Protesters March To Push For Removing Officers From Schools

June 25, 2020 - 4:50pm

A couple hundred protesters gathered for a march through downtown Madison on Thursday evening as part of a call to remove police officers from Wisconsin schools.

Circuit Court Judge Threatens To Hold City Of Racine In Contempt Of COVID-19 Restrictions Enacted

June 25, 2020 - 4:45pm

A Racine County Circuit Court Judge threatened to hold City of Racine officials in contempt of court if they continue to pursue restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. The warning comes after the city council passed an ordinance with COVID-19 rules that had been blocked by judge one...

Black 18-Year-Old Attacked With Lighter Fluid, Racial Slurs In Downtown Madison

June 25, 2020 - 3:30pm

The Madison Police Department is investigating an assault on an 18-year-old Black woman as a potential hate crime after she was burned on the face and neck early Wednesday morning.

Enbridge Shuts Down Pipeline In Straits Of Mackinac After Michigan Judge Orders Halt To Operations

June 25, 2020 - 3:20pm

A Michigan court is ordering Canadian energy firm Enbridge to temporarily shut down operation of Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. The pipeline carries up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario.

Positive Cases Of COVID-19 In Wisconsin Hold Steady Around 4 Percent

June 25, 2020 - 2:00pm

There have been 26,227 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of Thursday, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 464 cases from the day before.

How Often Should You Use Antimicrobial Products?

June 25, 2020 - 11:10am

For years, we’ve heard concerns about a looming global health crisis that threatens health care systems and public health: the ominous "superbugs" — bacteria that have mutated and outsmarted the antibiotics we’ve developed and relied on to treat them.

COVID-19 Crisis Curtails Job Gains In Wisconsin's Clean Energy Industry

June 25, 2020 - 8:35am

Some of the fastest growing jobs in Wisconsin have been in the clean energy sector. But now, more than 11,000 such workers are out of job due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.

President Trump Made Campaign Stops In Wisconsin Thursday

June 25, 2020 - 7:05am

President Donald Trump's return to battleground Wisconsin Thursday takes him to a shipyard in a deeply conservative, mostly rural area where U.S. Navy warships are being built.

UW-Madison Medical School Dean Predicts Ups And Downs With COVID Vaccines, Cures

June 25, 2020 - 6:55am

As researchers in Wisconsin and across the globe try to find treatments and a vaccine against COVID-19, the head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's medical school described obstacles that those efforts could encounter in a presentation on Wednesday.

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DNR Seeks Artist Submissions For Waterfowl, Turkey and Pheasant Stamps

Hundreds Of Protesters March To Push For Removing Officers From Schools

Circuit Court Judge Threatens To Hold City Of Racine In Contempt Of COVID-19 Restrictions Enacted

Black 18-Year-Old Attacked With Lighter Fluid, Racial Slurs In Downtown Madison

Enbridge Shuts Down Pipeline In Straits Of Mackinac After Michigan Judge Orders Halt To Operations

Positive Cases Of COVID-19 In Wisconsin Hold Steady Around 4 Percent

How Often Should You Use Antimicrobial Products?

COVID-19 Crisis Curtails Job Gains In Wisconsin's Clean Energy Industry

President Trump Made Campaign Stops In Wisconsin Thursday

UW-Madison Medical School Dean Predicts Ups And Downs With COVID Vaccines, Cures

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