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News In Your Area
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Madison installing air quality sensors to bring ‘hyper-local’ pollution data to neighborhoods
The solar-powered air monitors track particulate matter, a tiny pollutant that’s linked to respiratory and other health hazards.
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Wisconsin athletes, fans gear up for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
They come from every corner of the state — from the Northwoods, to the state’s largest city, to a small village next to Lake Michigan. And now, they’re set to compete in a wide array of events, from basketball, to judo, to rowing, to weightlifting.
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Badger football games get beer as UW-Madison plans alcohol sales throughout Camp Randall
Football fans at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon be allowed to buy alcohol throughout the stadium.
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Could the discovery of ancient canoes lead researchers to an underwater Indigenous village?
Canoes found in Madison’s Lake Mendota are among the oldest boats ever discovered in North America. But researchers say they’ve only cracked the surface of what’s left to learn from the discovery.
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Culver’s celebrates 40 years of business
Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed Thursday as “Culver’s Day’ across Wisconsin in honor of the national restaurant chain’s anniversary.
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Wisconsin political leaders react to assassination attempt on Trump
After an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Wisconsin political leaders condemned the violence and shared prayers for the presumptive Republican nominee.
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June was one of the wettest in state history
Last month was one of the wettest on record for June in a dramatic reversal from the drought conditions that plagued much of Wisconsin at the same time last year.
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‘Very active’ severe weather season in Wisconsin approaching 10-year high for tornadoes
Tornado season in Wisconsin this year started early and still rages on as the state enters the peak time of year for severe weather.
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2 cranes try their hand at parenting despite species difference
The International Crane Foundation is focused on growing the Blue Crane population. The species is considered vulnerable.
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The dairy farm of the future could employ robotics
A new dairy research facility hopes to study the use of robotics in farms as a possible solution to the worker shortage.