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Wisconsin athletes, fans gear up for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
They come from every corner of the state — from the Northwoods, to the state’s largest city, to a small village next to Lake Michigan. And now, they’re set to compete in a wide array of events, from basketball, to judo, to rowing, to weightlifting.
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Legislation seeks to redesignate Apostle Islands as Wisconsin’s first national park
Wisconsin Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany is introducing a bill that would designate the Apostle Islands as the state’s first national park.
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Was Superior railroaded by Duluth? Book offers fascinating history of Twin Ports trains
Tony Dierckins, co-author of the new book, “Twin Ports Trains: The Historic Railroads of Duluth and Superior from 1870 to 1970,” talks with WPR’s Robin Washington about the 200-year rivalry between Superior and Duluth that has in large part been defined by the railroad, which first came to the Minnesota port city after being initially…
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A chamber of delights: From ‘Angry Mozart’ to students paired with pros
Two music educators and one student join WPR’s “Morning Edition” to talk about their experiences with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.
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Ex-Superior police officer gets prison in drunk driving crash that killed infant, father
A former Superior police officer has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison after he killed a father and his infant son while drunk driving two years ago.
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Northwest Wisconsin bucks trend on public school library book challenges
Rachel Hale is a reporting intern with Wisconsin Watch who did a deep dive on book challenges in Wisconsin school districts statewide between 2020 and 2023, including in northwest Wisconsin. She found challenges in about a quarter of the districts statewide. She spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about her findings.
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Land trusts to seek more Stewardship funds after state Supreme Court decision
Land conservation groups say they expect to see more funding requests under the state’s land purchase program now that the Legislature’s finance committee can’t legally block conservation projects.
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Bad River tribe proposes plan to slow erosion near Enbridge’s oil and gas pipeline
A northern Wisconsin tribe has proposed a solution to slow riverbank erosion near a Canadian energy firm’s oil and gas pipeline to reduce the threat of a potential spill on tribal lands and resources.
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Wisconsin political leaders react to assassination attempt on Trump
After an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Wisconsin political leaders condemned the violence and shared prayers for the presumptive Republican nominee.
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June was one of the wettest in state history
Last month was one of the wettest on record for June in a dramatic reversal from the drought conditions that plagued much of Wisconsin at the same time last year.