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WPR is asking people what they care about as they head to the polls. Voters at an event in Madison said abortion and reproductive rights were among their top issues.

In Ashland recently, two lawsuits have been settled involving Kathy Cargill, the 1976 graduate of Ashland High School who married into the billionaire Cargill agribusiness family. Elements of the case offer lessons for many families dealing with estate plans, according to Patrick Spott, a Duluth attorney licensed and practicing in Wisconsin and Minnesota, as he…

State wildlife regulators say a warm winter and dry weather this fall could improve hunters’ chances during the nine-day gun deer season, but they’re expecting a similar harvest to last year due to a late start.

Six days out from the end of an unprecedented election cycle, neither candidate has a clear edge, either nationally or in Wisconsin.

Harris and her campaign are in Madison for a “get out the vote” rally and concert beginning at 5:30 p.m. Trump is holding a rally at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon and is expected to speak at 6 p.m.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether the legislature should release $50 million to fund mandated reading legislation. 

DNR conservation biologist Jennifer Redell is encouraged after years of concern about White Nose Syndrome in Wisconsin bats. At two of the state’s largest hibernation sites, they’ve seen population growth each of the last three years.

Environmental groups are challenging a wastewater permit that was reissued to a large livestock farm in Kewaunee County, saying it fails to reduce the risk of nitrate contamination.

The Marquette University poll found 50 percent of respondents said they plan to vote for Harris while 49 percent plan to vote for Trump.

The Milwaukee Public Schools board of directors unanimously approved its 2024-25 budget Tuesday night, the plan incorporating a $43 million state penalty related to financial mismanagement uncovered in the spring.