People
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Election results show how Wisconsin’s urban-rural divide continues to deepen
Katherine Cramer’s influential book ‘The Politics of Resentment’ was published eight years ago. Could it still hold answers about Wisconsin’s rightward swing?
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Regulators approve electric rate hikes for We Energies, WPS
Customers of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service will pay more for electricity in 2025 and 2026, after the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Thursday approved rate increases for both utilities.
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DNA from hat found in 1974 leads to arrest in 50-year-old Dunn County murder case
A Minnesota man has been arrested in connection to a 50-year-old murder investigation in Dunn County. The break in the cold case came from a DNA match with a sample found on a hat at the crime scene in 1974.
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A Lac du Flambeau Band child was violently bullied at school. Now his mother is speaking out.
Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin, culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau Band family to move for their safety.
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Kenosha student to be charged with terroristic threats after attempting to enter school
The teen made his initial appearance in Kenosha County Juvenile Court on Friday afternoon.
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Wisconsin could lose out under Trump term targeting climate, clean energy policies
Wisconsin energy experts say President-elect Donald Trump will slow reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change and the shift to renewable energy, but not stop it entirely.
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‘Lost’ rediscovered: New book reflects on iconic television show
In its 20 years since premiering, “Lost” has come to be regarded as a hugely influential television series. Many shows have sought to regain or build upon its innovative and expansive storytelling in the last two decades.
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Death of Milwaukee alder who advocated for suicide prevention efforts shakes community
In 2019, Jonathan Brostoff — then a state lawmaker — was picked to serve on the Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention. In a guest column he wrote, he revealed he had a direct connection to the issue and had attempted suicide in the past.
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Report: One-third of Wisconsin hospitals operated in the red last year
A new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association shows a third of Wisconsin hospitals operated at a loss last year.
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Dan Kois on his coming-of-age horror novel, set in Milwaukee’s most haunted neighborhood
Author Dan Kois sat down with WPR’s “BETA” to talk about writing the book, and living through the events that inspired the book.