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A sneak peek at some of the new food and drink options at this year’s State Fair
Every year, the State Fair introduces 100 new food and drink options for the Wisconsin State Fair. The CEO of the fair gives us a glimpse of what to expect.
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Whitewater school district integrates new state literacy guidelines into summer school
The Whitewater Unified School District enrolled more than 800 students in its summer school program. The superintendent said the district’s ”record high” summer school enrollment is driven by fun and includes the state’s new reading requirements.
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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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DNR will repeal rule barring firearms while fishing after legal challenge
Anglers are now off the hook if they carry a firearm while fishing after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has agreed to repeal a regulation preventing them from doing so.
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Organizers say recall effort against Milwaukee school board members has over 37K signatures
Organizers for a recall effort against four Milwaukee Public Schools board members say they’ve collected over 37,000 signatures so far.
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Cuban native, now living in Kenosha, set to compete in first Olympics
When Maria Laborde was 11-years-old, she started to compete in judo in her home country of Cuba.
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Wisconsin’s biggest electric utility wants to spend nearly $200M to prevent storm outages
Wisconsin’s largest electric utility plans to ramp up its efforts to prevent storm-related outages after seeing an uptick in those events in recent years.
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‘Feeling of freedom’: Wisconsin sailor Stephanie Roble to make second Olympic appearance
Two-time Olympian Stephanie Roble talks about the joys of sailing as well as her roots on Wisconsin’s Lake Beulah.
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Some RNC delegates are stuck at Milwaukee airport due to global tech outage
Many of the law enforcement, media members and delegates who were in Milwaukee from across the nation for the four-day convention left on Friday.
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‘Ghost town’: Some Milwaukee businesses say week of RNC has been a bust
While the RNC has drawn thousands of visitors, most of the delegates, politicians and media there for the event have remained close to the convention. Meanwhile, Milwaukee residents and regular visitors have stayed clear, looking to avoid the hassles of security and traffic while the event was underway.