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Health
Health Insurance Companies Could Be Required to Cover Additional Breast Cancer Screenings for Women With Dense Breast Tissue

The new bills would impact an estimated 50% of Wisconsin women, whose breast tissue is white– just like possible tumors.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey October 14, 2022 4:34 pm CDT
Family
Family Things You’ll Only Find at the Wisconsin State Fair

From the incredible to the inedible– The food and fun that set the Badger State’s fair apart from the rest. It’s marketed as the “Best 11 Days of Summer” for a reason: The Wisconsin State Fair has a rich history of bringing together people, animals, music, carnival rides, show booths, and some of the weirdest...

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey August 9, 2022 5:52 pm CDT
Elections Milwaukee Will Give Hazard Pay to All Frontline City Employees
Elections Milwaukee Narrows Its Mayoral Field to Cavalier Johnson and Bob Donovan

Voters will elect a new mayor for the first time since 2004 after Tom Barrett was appointed a US ambassador.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 16, 2022 3:16 pm CST
Environment Communities across Wisconsin have discovered high levels of PFAS contamination in their water supplies. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Environment Wausau Finds Dangerous Chemicals in All City Water Wells

Wausau is just the latest Wisconsin city to detect elevated levels of PFAS in its water source.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski February 9, 2022 4:28 pm CST
Law and Policy Matiullah Matie, a 40-year-old who man who, along with his family, is among the first Afghan refugees to be resettled in Wausau, was arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Law and Policy After Afghan Refugee Arrested in Wausau, Resettlement Leaders Stress It Doesn’t Represent All

“This doesn’t define all Afghan refugees any more than other crimes characterize residents from any other background,” mayor says.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 9, 2022 3:31 pm CST

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Old World Wisconsin Sleigh Ride Our Wisconsin Old World Wisconsin Provides a Historical ‘Home for the Holidays’
Sports Meet the UW-Madison Student Up for NFL Fan of the Year
Holidays Lifestyle How Many of These Wisconsin Holiday Foods Have You Tried?
Photo courtesy of the Transportation Security Administration travel Traveling For The Holidays? What Food You Can, Can’t Take on an Airplane
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Local Coverage Superior to Use COVID Relief Money For Broadband, Child Care, Social Services, and More

City’s $17 million in ARPA funds would also be used to purchase electric and hybrid vehicles, and to address the environment.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 4, 2022 3:53 pm CST
Local Coverage Hudson City Council members debate on Dec. 6 whether to name former St. Croix County Republican Party chair John Kraft as an election worker. Kraft was subsequently approved to work at polling places despite his having resigned as county party chair last year after making references to war Wisconsin Republican Party leaders deemed inappropriate. (Screenshot via River Channel/YouTube)
Local Coverage Hudson City Council Dismisses Ethics Complaint About Approval of Election Worker Who Said to ‘Prepare for War’

Council member faced punishment for objecting to the approval of a controversial former GOP official as an election worker.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 2, 2022 4:38 pm CST