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Pursuing a farming dream after high school
Kory Adams is not even a year out from high school. But he’s now the owner of his own cattle ranch and pursuing his dream of a life on the farm in northern Wisconsin.
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Wisconsinites’ approval of President Trump falling after first year back in office
President Trump has taken several controversial actions in his first year back in office. But the country — and Wisconsin — remain deeply polarized over whether he is doing a good job or not.
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Education has seen unprecedented changes in Trump’s second term
From the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education to withholding billions of federal dollars, K-12 and post-secondary education saw unprecedented changes during the first year of Trump’s second term in office.
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Aging Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s baby boomers are state’s fastest growing age range
WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” kicks off a series aimed at understanding the impact of the state’s aging population on workforce needs, community services, and more. This conversation kicks looks at the big trends we’re seeing.
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UW-Stout engineering students design pallet stacker for Ashley Furniture
A group of senior engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout developed a custom pallet stacker for Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture as part of a capstone project last year.
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Nuclear power tax credit measure passes Assembly with wide bipartisan support
The state Assembly passed a package of nuclear energy incentives Thursday, with backers promising a “nuclear renaissance” in Wisconsin amid a data center building boom.
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Assembly Republicans approve stewardship reauthorization, with less money and more oversight
With Wisconsin’s decades-old land conservation program due to expire this summer, Assembly Republicans passed legislation Thursday to keep it afloat through 2028.
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Wisconsin police reform advocates: ICE needs more oversight after fatal shooting
A former Madison police chief spent years reviewing police use-of-force incidents. A retired Kenosha Air Force pilot lost his son in a police shooting. Their experiences with law enforcement have shaped how they view the shooting of Renee Good.
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Around 100K gallons of manure spilled from large farm in central Wisconsin
At least 100,000 gallons of manure spilled at a large dairy farm in central Wisconsin, flowing into an unnamed tributary of Black Creek.
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‘Paid for by all of us’: Trump’s second term set to increase health costs, uncompensated care
An analyst from KFF and a Wisconsin health care-focused lawyer reflect on the biggest changes in health coverage since the beginning of the second Trump administration.










