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Using fruit flies, researchers at UW-Madison are uncovering a new way to think about treating an aggressive and deadly form of childhood brain cancer.

vThe Policy Forum report found the statewide rate for emergency licenses among educators was 3.6 percent. But that rate is not uniform across districts. 

Bear complaints in Wisconsin have been on the rise in recent years, and a new study seeks to pinpoint whether there is widespread use of birdshot to deter problem bears.

Seven Democrats running for governor spoke to PBS Wisconsin about how they’ll stand out in the crowded field ahead of the August 2026 primary.

This year was an unusual one for most farmers. Across the central U.S., producers faced tight margins, ever-changing global trade conditions and a shake up of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and many of its programs.

The emerging technology of mass timber could have implications for Wisconsin’s forestry industry. 

An effort in Washington to limit how members of Congress engage in stock trading has the backing of a bipartisan mix of former Wisconsin lawmakers.

While more than a half-dozen Democrats have announced campaigns for Wisconsin’s open governor’s race, the Republican field is — at this point — a one-on-one contest.

The announcement that Tyson would shutter a massive beef processing plant in Nebraska was the first such closure in more than a decade. Beef processors are running at lower capacity, as the U.S. cattle herd size is the smallest it’s been since the 1950s.

Only 13 percent of Wisconsin’s wetlands would fall under federal protection under proposed changes to the “waters of the United States” rule unveiled last month, but most would still be protected under state law.