History
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The Brillion News celebrates 130 years of community coverage
In a climate where newspapers are closing at a rate of about two a week, one Wisconsin paper is celebrating 130 years of community news coverage.
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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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Renewed push to adopt ‘People’s Flag’ as official flag of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Alder Peter Burgelis introduced a resolution to start the process to officially adopt the “Sunrise Over the Lake” flag as the city flag.
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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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Wisconsin native reflects on 40 years of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ in new book
An Appleton-born rock music critic says in his new book that themes from the iconic Springsteen album still resonate today.
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What history can teach us about combating disinformation problems of today
Daniel Lawrence talked on WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about the history of disinformation and what it can teach us about combating the issue today.
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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.