Jonah Beleckis is a digital content producer for WPR’s “The Morning Show.” He graduated from UW-Madison after studying journalism and psychology.
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After Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence and guns, Wisconsin advocates want to close ‘loopholes’
Leaders with End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin closely followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that kept in place a federal law that banned people with domestic violence restraining orders filed against them from owning guns.
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Rainy weather is helping a fungus kill invasive spongy moth caterpillars
Over the last few weeks, spongy moth caterpillars have been dying off in some parts of Wisconsin — thanks to rainy weather hurting the invasive species.
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49 people died in Wisconsin last year during or within a year of their pregnancies, review finds
While the number of deaths last year is slightly down from 2022, the toll remains similar with each year since 2020 despite efforts to raise awareness and reduce pregnancy-related deaths.
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After years of renovations, theater at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin reopens
The 100 red-cushioned seats in the Hillside Theater will be open once again for shows starting Saturday after years of renovations at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin compound in Spring Green.
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Veterinarian: Wisconsin farmers adjusting well to FDA change on livestock prescriptions
Moving from over-the-counter access to prescriptions might have caught some hobby producers or animal owners off guard, Dr. Jon Garber said on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.”
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With musky fishing open, Wisconsin guide credits cleaning effort for boosted population
Wisconsin anglers kicked off muskellunge season last weekend, and a Green Bay sport fishing guide has noticed a boost in the musky population. He credited that change to a 17-year effort to clean up the lower Fox River.
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Axios co-founder shares life lessons following UW-Oshkosh commencement speech
Long before Jim VandeHei worked at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and before he co-founded media companies Politico and Axios, he learned a lot of life lessons at a small newspaper between Oshkosh and Green Bay.
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How Wisconsin alcohol producers are transitioning to state’s new liquor laws
New regulations of alcohol in Wisconsin went into effect May 1. Alcohol producers, distributors, retailers and consumers are still working through the transition to these new regulations.
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Wisconsin city measures its own air quality as it is named country’s most polluted
In the wake of an international report finding a southern Wisconsin city had the worst polluted air in the U.S., a community-science initiative is continuing its mission to monitor air quality for itself.
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Wisconsin wants to grow into a video game industry leader
With the rise of remote work, leaders in Wisconsin’s burgeoning video game industry are making a push to have the state become a respected hub that boasts the same level of talent as coastal tech hotspots.