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Aspirus Health, a Wausau-based health system that operates 18 hospitals in the region, announced that it’s working to build a new facility in Chippewa Falls.

Trinity Equestrian Center in Eau Claire offers equine therapy to veterans — for free. One man who served in the U.S. Army for 29 years says the center saved his life.

The chair of Wisconsin Democrats is reportedly being considered for a national leadership position with the Democratic National Committee.

According to the Marquette poll, only 44 percent of surveyed Wisconsinites said they were “living comfortably” in October 2024.

Sources of Strength is a nationally-recognized suicide-prevention program active in hundreds of Wisconsin schools. Advocates say it is one of the few prevention programs that has research behind it showing it can work.

The amount of unpaid medical care at Wisconsin hospitals has increased for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Superior public schools chief Amy Starzecki has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators — an honor she attributes in part to an improvement in graduation rates and that she says should be shared with the district’s entire staff.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler says state courts are facing several challenges, including an ongoing lawyer shortage crisis and a backlog of cases left over from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before holiday gatherings, the state Department of Health Services is urging Wisconsinites to get their flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations.

Project Ujima aims to help youth violence victims recover and thrive. The medical director of the program tells WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” the goal is to help patients heal outside of a hospital.