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WPR asked people for their feelings and reactions the day after President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Molson Coors will close its Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls and the Leinenkugel’s 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee early next year, according to a statement from the company.

With Wisconsin Republicans holding onto leads in both chambers of the state Legislature, two former leaders in state government explained Wednesday why they hope for and expect more bipartisanship in an era of new maps that enabled Democrat gains.

Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Brian Schimming says after major GOP victories, Tuesday, his focus is on winning upcoming Supreme Court and the governors race.

Democrat Tammy Baldwin has defeated Republican challenger Eric Hovde to clinch her third term in the U.S. Senate.

Voters in 139 school districts were asked to approve increased funding for schools with 58 questions related to debt and 81 seeking recurring and non-recurring operating funds. According to the Department of Public Instruction’s website, at least 60 districts were successful in winning voter support.

Tammy Baldwin appears on track to keep her seat in the U.S. Senate.

Around 57 percent of voters favored raising levy limits in the state capitol, according to election results.

Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden won his first reelection bid in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, fending off a challenge from Democrat Rebecca Cooke in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races.

Democrats have chipped away at the massive GOP majority in the Wisconsin Senate, flipping at least a couple Republican districts and possibly two more with the help of the state’s new competitive political maps.