Conflicts & Disasters
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Waupaca County community recovering after major dam breach
Heavy rain on Friday morning clogged the millpond’s dam with down trees and other debris, causing water to spill over the top of the structure and erode away the earthen side.
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Waupaca County community recovering after flood caused evacuations
The National Weather Service is reporting 3 to 6 inches of rain have fallen in Manawa since 8:30 a.m.
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Milwaukee college students travel to Israel amid war with Hamas
More than a dozen Milwaukee college students spent time last month in an immersion program on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A UW-Milwaukee student and the director of Hillel Milwaukee share their insights.
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Calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire highlight tensions among Wisconsin Democrats at state convention
Some Democrats in Wisconsin are divided over how the Biden administration has handled the Israel-Hamas war
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What are Wisconsin’s ghost ports?
State archaeologist Amy Rosebrough talks with WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about searching for pier remnants in Wisconsin.
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As Canadian wildfires burn, here’s how Wisconsinites can stay safe from smoky air
Last summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed Wisconsin and caused multiple air quality advisories. Here’s how to protect yourself going into fire season this year.
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10 injured in shooting at Madison apartment complex
At least 10 people were injured in a shooting at a Madison apartment building early Sunday morning near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Wisconsin human rights activist frustrated after blocked attempt to bring aid to Palestinians
A Wisconsin activist who has been volunteering in Palestine for decades says it’s ‘heartbreaking’ that desperately needed humanitarian aid cannot make its way into the Gaza Strip.
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Hidden in the jungle, team finds fighter plane flown by ace pilot Richard Bong
After 80 years, a team has found wreckage of the fighter plane flown by Wisconsin ace pilot Richard I. Bong in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.
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Moving the needle: Wisconsin students calling for divestment from Israel echo past protests
UW-Madison students have protested the university’s financial ties to Israeli institutions and Israel-aligned companies. Student calls for divestment actually go back decades in Madison’s history.