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What makes a Wisconsin Watch story? Mission and impact matter
Wisconsin Watch
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August 27, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? In welcoming you behind the scenes of our reporting, we’ve shared plenty about how our newsroom operates — from how we’re covering Washington’s disruption to how your tips shape our...
Wisconsin football great Braelon Allen taunts Minnesota in viral video
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Former Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen playfully taunted his college rival, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, in a social media video for the New York Jets. Presented with a Jets hat and a Gophers hat, Allen signed the Jets hat and wrote his...
Wisconsin researchers sound alarm after US Supreme Court upholds DEI-related research cuts
Wisconsin Public Radio
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August 26, 2025
For the last few weeks, Karyn Frick, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, had been scrambling to rebuild a student research program that she thought had been killed. The program, aimed at involving more undergraduate students...
Wisconsin Crops Show Strong Progress by Late August 2025
Wisconsin Ag Connection
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August 26, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 By Blake Jackson For the week ending August 24, 2025, Wisconsin farmers had 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The winter wheat harvest was nearly finished,...
What should be the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin in 2025?
Fond du Lac Reporter - Wisconsin
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Nominations have opened for the annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin celebration of Wisconsin's expansive manufacturing economy. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Racine-based Johnson Financial Group have partnered once again on the...
What is hydrogen sulfide? Toxic gas eyed in Colorado dairy deaths is infrequent but dangerous feature of agricultural work.
Journal Advocate - Colorado
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August 27, 2025
The toxic gas eyed as a possible culprit in the deaths of six dairy workers in Weld County last week is an infrequent but potentially dangerous feature of this type of agricultural work, while experts say the number of victims has little precedent...
Welcome to 'Milwaukee Community College': How the Brewers built a $115 million juggernaut
ESPN Australia
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As the Milwaukee Brewers pile up wins at a faster pace than anyone else in MLB -- with one of the sport's smallest payrolls -- one question is being asked throughout the sport: What's their secret? Those in the Brewers organization insist there is...
Energy sector levy: Ghanaians will pay, but ECG must wake up!
Graphic
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August 26, 2025
On June 3, 2025, Ghana’s Parliament passed the Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, introducing a GH¢1 per litre levy on petroleum products, which includes a component known as the Sanitation and Pollution Levy. This measure, set to take effect...
Are you buying a home that's been flooded? What to know about Wisconsin disclosure laws
Fond du Lac Reporter - Wisconsin
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While the 1,000-year flood that swept through southeast Wisconsin in early August was a rare event, climate change is fueling more extreme rainfall across the state. It was one of many reminders this summer that the Midwest isn't the climate haven...
Tony George On Christian Rasmussen’s IndyCar Win At The Milwaukee Mile
Forbes
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Former Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Owner Tony George (Photo by Joe Skibinski | IMS Photo) IndyCar Photo by Joe Skibinski For the better part of 40 years, Tony George was squarely in the spotlight in IndyCar. His family owned the...
Co Antrim plastics manufacturer Brett Martin to open first factory in the United States
The Irish News
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Co Antrim construction material manufacturer, Brett Martin is to launch its first factory in the United States. The Mallusk-headquartered plastic sheet producer is in advanced preparations for its first international manufacturing base as part of...
Wisconsin DNR looking for community scientists to report wildlife observations
WUWM 89.7 FM - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, DNR, is inviting Wisconsinites to report their sightings of deer, and birds like turkey, ruffed grouse and pheasant. The data helps DNR make decisions about managing those wildlife populations. During...
NI manufacturing company to open US factory
BBC
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John CampbellEconomics and business editor, BBC News NI ShareSave Trading as APC (American Polycarbonate Company), the facility is being established as a joint venture with Brett Martin's leading US distribution customer, Amerilux International...
University of Wisconsin–Madison develops cheaper way to recycle lithium from EV batteries
Madison Reporter - Wisconsin
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August 26, 2025
Recycling lithium from used electric vehicle batteries may become more affordable due to a new electrochemical process developed by researchers. The process aims to recover lithium, a key component in battery production, which could help address...
Hatchet Choppers’ BUILD Moto bike displayed at central Wisconsin event
Tomahawk Leader - Wisconsin
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For the Tomahawk Leader ROTHSCHILD – A motorcycle built by the Hatchet Choppers, a group of Tomahawk High School students as part of a statewide motorcycle building contest, had their bike on display at an event this summer. The students’ BUILD...
Gladstone energy supplier discusses future plans
The Daily Press - Michigan
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Tom Hanrahan, general counsel with WPPI Energy, speaks to the Gladstone City Commission about the future of power supply. GLADSTONE — The Gladstone City Commission heard a presentation Monday evening from Wisconsin Public Power Inc., the municipal...
IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi talks Wisconsin stops, career goals
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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The IndyCar Series stopped in Wisconsin, at Road America and the Milwaukee Mile, this summer. Driver Alexander Rossi shared his experience. MILWAUKEE - In the old NASCAR movie "Talladega Nights," you'll hear that if you're not first, you're last....
Consumer Reports: Set yourself up for breastfeeding success
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
Breastfeeding is often seen as something that should come naturally, but for many new moms, it can be anything but easy. In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month in August, Consumer Reports has gathered expert advice and products to help...
Wisconsin youth file climate change lawsuit against state legislature, public service commission
WEAU - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Fifteen young people from across Wisconsin are suing the Wisconsin State Legislature and Public Service Commission over climate change. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 8 to 17, hail from across the state-- from Madison...
Lafayette Hospital + Clinics Opens New Facility in Darlington, Wisconsin
Healthcare Facilities Today
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August 27, 2025
Compeer Financial helped to facilitate a financing package to secure healthcare access for this rural community. Lafayette County and rural southwest Wisconsin residents gained access to a new healthcare facility at Lafayette Hospital + Clinics...