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(The Center Square) – Voters in Wisconsin will see several names on their presidential ballots this fall. The state’s Elections Commission on Tuesday approved Jill Stein, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Cornel West and a handful of other independent candidates for the November ballot. Stein’s place on the ballot was essentially sealed when the Wisconsin Supreme Court shot down a request from the Democratic National Committee to keep her off. ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - School bus drivers are some of the most highly trained vehicle operators on the road. They receive special driver training and education on how to keep kids safe as they’re loading and unloading the bus. Hello Wisconsin’s Bob Gallaher and photojournalist Jeff Ralph share...

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) Wisconsin gas prices are the lowest of the summer as the Labor Day weekend approaches. According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, gas prices are down, driven by a drop in global oil prices last month. The Triple AAA gas price tracker showed an average of just under $3.23 a gallon in Wisconsin on Monday. That compares with a national average of $3.35 a gallon.

"We estimate power will be restored to most customers by the end of the day Thursday," says Xcel.

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - State officials announced a new plan Tuesday for tax credits that fund low- to moderate-income housing in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Authority explained the 2025-26 Qualified Allocation Plan includes changes to use the federal and state tax credits effectively, as well as to reach as many communities as possible. Officials also announced parameters and priorities for awarding housing tax credits in future years.

CHICAGO (AP) — As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool and indoors. Darrell Taylor, 61, has no air-conditioning in his apartment in Chicago, where it reached a record-breaking 98...

A high school in Wisconsin was forced to cancel the first two varsity football games of the season after an incident with players on the team. Player Incident Causes Wisconsin High School To Cancel Football Games. Some of my favorite memories during high school are from playing football. Our team...

Green Bay, WI – Thunderstorms are expected to develop across central and eastern Wisconsin on Thursday. The National Weather Service predicts that storms will form over eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin by late afternoon. These storms will then move eastward, impacting the region through the evening and into early Friday morning.

More than half of Wisconsin kids and teens are feeling anxious, depressed, or suicidal, according to a recent youth risk behavior report. It’s an increasing trend that’s been going on for at least 10 years now and one that health officials are concerned about. It comes alongside another...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has updated its vaccine requirements for school-age children. These new rules will go into effect at the start of the 2024-25 school year. School-age children are not the only ones seeing changes in requirements. The changes have already been in effect for child care programs; however, the first assessment using this criteria will be in spring 2025, Wisconsin DHS' website said. ...

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsinites need to do more homework before buying or selling their home, after major rule changes in the residential real estate market took effect in August.  The way real estate agents get paid is changing, requiring buyers and sellers to make big decisions early on. Those much-anticipated changes are the result of a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, which settled last spring.  ...

St Croix River Fly Fishing for Smallmouth and Musky. "I had a great time at the St Croix River Dual Skills Camp this past weekend. I had no idea this super floatable river and this level of fly fishing could be found in Wisconsin. The classes on the history of the region and the historic portages dating back to the 1500s that guarantee public access."

Today, Aug. 28, 2024, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced that the newest area of focus for the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, called RISE-THRIVE, will be aimed at advancing health and improving lives. The Wisconsin RISE Initiative, which Mnookin unveiled in February, takes...

Slice of Wisconsin: How state history shaped the future of labor across the country, from the first unions to groundbreaking legislation. Did you know Wisconsin played a pivotal role in its commitment to improving the lives of the working class? And not just in the Badgers state, but in the United States. Support for workers’ rights here became the pioneering role model. It led to the earliest enactment of legislation supporting worker compensation and unemployment insurance.

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