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'No One Is Talking About How It Doesn’t Measure Your Intelligence'

May 3, 2018 - 8:35am

Anna Sniadach, 17-year-old Madison East High School student, would vote in this fall’s elections if she could, but she’ll be about a month too young.

Superior, Duluth Mayors To Refinery: Stop Using Toxic Chemical

May 2, 2018 - 1:10pm

Saying the chemical is too much of a risk, the mayors of Duluth, Min. and Superior, Wis., are calling on Husky Energy to stop using hydrogen fluoride at the company's Superior refinery following last week's explosion and fire.

Planned Parenthood Of Wisconsin Sues Trump Administration Over Title X Changes

May 2, 2018 - 11:35am

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and affiliates in two other states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration arguing changes to the federal Title X program limit the care provided.

Flu's Seasonal Curve Swelled In 2017-18

May 2, 2018 - 6:40am

No one questions that the 2017-2018 flu season was tough, but how unusual was it really?

Illness From Ticks And Mosquitoes Grows

May 2, 2018 - 6:00am

Wisconsin residents aren’t the only ones welcoming the recent warmth, pests are too. And health officials say the problems they can cause for humans have been growing.

EPA Narrows Ozone Nonattainment For Wisconsin Counties

May 1, 2018 - 5:05pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has narrowed its list of Wisconsin counties that don't meet tougher standards for ground-level ozone pollution.

Safety Board: Superior Refinery Explosion Happened In Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

May 1, 2018 - 11:40am

A senior advisor with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said the initial explosion took place in a portion of the refinery process in the fluid catalytic cracking unit at Husky Energy’s oil refinery in Superior. A series of explosions and fires at the refinery last Thursday injured...

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'No One Is Talking About How It Doesn’t Measure Your Intelligence'

Superior, Duluth Mayors To Refinery: Stop Using Toxic Chemical

Planned Parenthood Of Wisconsin Sues Trump Administration Over Title X Changes

Flu's Seasonal Curve Swelled In 2017-18

Illness From Ticks And Mosquitoes Grows

EPA Narrows Ozone Nonattainment For Wisconsin Counties

Safety Board: Superior Refinery Explosion Happened In Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

Baldwin Opens Up About Mother's Opioid Addiction

How Domestic Violence Intertwines With Landlord-Tenant Relationships

Air, Water Monitoring Continue After Superior Refinery Blasts

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