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A Senate Education Committee hearing was held this week on a bill that would force the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, or WIAA, to comply with state public records and open meetings laws.  

For more than a decade, Jay Barthuly has been bringing veterans — some of whom also have disabilities — out to an elk hunting trip in Montana. And he’s done a lot of it on his own dime.

Well into Wisconsin’s waterfowl hunting season, WPR’s Larry Meiller sat down with the DNR’s Taylor Finger to talk about waterfowl conservation.

Hunters in Wisconsin killed 3,724 bears during the 2025 bear season, roughly on par with the state’s annual five-year average. That’s according to preliminary data from the state Department of Natural Resources.

Wisconsin’s athletic director has pledged more investment into Badgers football despite their struggles.

If you run into Jim Anderson of Cable, you’ll probably find him training for a marathon or other long-distance race. The 73-year-old has run dozens of marathons and other races in every state and on every continent except Antarctica, and his 47 American Birkebeiner races put him in the top 10 of participants in the…

Eau Claire author publishes fifth book, “American Birkebeiner: The Nation’s Greatest Ski Marathon,” in time to inspire your next winter hobby.

Street fishing involves anglers casting lines from the shores of urban lakes and rivers. Wisconsin’s many city waterways have contributed to impressive growth of the sport here.

FBI agents arrested more than 30 people in the scandal involving illegal betting and poker scams.

A new book from Wisconsin native Ben McCormick tells stories of heartbreak and change as he reflects on how the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2021 NBA title run brought him closer to family and friends.