Courtney Everett is a producer for WPR’s “The Morning Show.”
Courtney Everett
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City of Monona imposes 180-day vape shop moratorium to address underage vaping
Last month, the City of Monona issued a 180-day vape shop moratorium. The city’s administrator joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to explain how area officials are monitoring area vape shops and studying the health effects of vaping.
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After foster care: Young adults face barriers finding permanent housing in Wisconsin
A Madison-based group is trying to open temporary housing for children in Dane County aging out of the foster care system, offering them support they often lose upon turning 18.
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Sinkhole forms in Milwaukee County after 90-year-old sewer line fails
The Village of Whitefish Bay issued a public emergency to repair an underground sewer that failed and caused a 30-foot sinkhole. Repairs are underway as local officials find permanent solutions to aging infrastructure.
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Wisconsin author writes new book to bring hope to children of color
Through pictures and words, author Baptiste Paul of Green Bay speaks directly to Black and brown children about racial inequality and emotions that children of color might experience.
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Partnership between Microsoft, UW-Milwaukee aims to get AI into manufacturing
Microsoft and the UW-Milwaukee Connected Services Institute are joining forces to open a Co-Innovation Lab this fall, which is expected to provide AI solutions to Wisconsin manufacturers and other businesses.
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Sen. Melissa Agard calls federal proposal to loosen marijuana regulations ‘exciting’
The U.S. Department of Justice took a step forward to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Wisconsin State Sen. Melissa Agard discusses the federal classification with “Wisconsin Today.”
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New La Crosse program aims to save reusable household items from landfills
This year, UW-La Crosse and Habitat for Humanity of the Greater La Crosse Region created a dumpster diversion program to reduce furniture and other reusable household items going to landfills.
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Historic pig-to-human kidney transplant excites Wisconsin medical community
A pair of Wisconsin kidney specialists say wait times for organ transplants could improve in the U.S after a Boston hospital transplants a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human.
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Wisconsin soybean farmers fund SoyFoam effort to reduce PFAS in firefighting foam
Could a soybean-based foam help extinguish fires and prevent toxic chemicals from seeping into Wisconsin waterways? The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board certainly hopes so.
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In Barron County, burning trash powers light bulbs and cheesemakers
In La Crosse, the Xcel Energy French Island Generating Plant reports incinerating about 72,000 tons every year. At the Barron County Waste to Energy Facility, nearly 300 pounds of household trash, plastic and other material is burned every 10 minutes.