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Wisconsin domestic violence group navigates potential losses in federal, local funding
An Eau Claire nonprofit that supports survivors of domestic violence is navigating local and state funding shifts in hopes of avoiding a “substantial change in our programming” halfway through next year.
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Report finds Wisconsin agriculture revenue on the rise, up nearly 11 percent from 2017
A five-year analysis of Wisconsin’s agriculture economy shows that despite an increase in revenue, the number of agriculture jobs and farms decreased.
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Wildwood Zoo delights visitors while tackling unique challenges
Free admission, local wildlife and a community-driven mission make this small zoo a hidden gem.
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Milwaukee, Madison first responders using whole blood in trauma response
Milwaukee County’s ambulance system and UW Health’s Med Flight are adding whole blood transfusions as part of their pre-hospital care.
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Historian recounts when German POWs worked on Wisconsin farms
“There were over 35 prisoner of war camps set up in Wisconsin in 1943,” explains Pam Ekholm of the Wisconsin Historical Society. That included Bayfield, where businessman D.S. Knight made an agreement with the military to bring German prisoners of war to work on local farms and at a bean cannery.
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Watertown School District changes transgender privacy, bathroom, sports policy
The Watertown Unified School District approved a “Gender Support Plan,” Monday, shifting to more restrictive policies for transgender students.
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Trump names Wisconsin’s Sean Duffy to be US Transportation Secretary
Sean Duffy, the former Wisconsin congressman and current Fox Business TV host, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be next U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson to back Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for US health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the vaccine skeptic and erstwhile presidential candidate now being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the nation’s health agency, would have the full backing of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court mulls arguments over Meagan Wolfe’s ‘holdover’ appointment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit over whether the state’s top elections official should be able to keep her job.
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Workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee work to unionize
Service workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee are trying to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization announced Monday.