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Video Stub for Nick Hillman on Borrowing Limits for Federal Student Loans
PBS Wisconsin
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August 24, 2025
Frederica Freyberg: With Wisconsin trying to tackle a physician shortage, new limits around graduate student federal loans could dissuade some would be doctors from going to medical school at all. New federal provisions passed as part of the One...
UW–Madison initiatives drive health care innovation and rural physician training
Madison Reporter - Wisconsin
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August 20, 2025
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to demonstrate its influence across the state through various initiatives and programs. The university’s outreach efforts are highlighted in recent developments, including clinical trials, new...
Milwaukee Father Faces Charge in Fentanyl Death of Toddler
Breitbart
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August 19, 2025
A man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is facing charges related to the fentanyl death of his 14-month-old son. Demetrius Hubanks, 28, told police he and his son fell asleep on the couch while the child’s mother ran errands on Aug. 7, WISN reported Monday....
Wisconsin congressman aids injured boy after Iowa crash
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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August 20, 2025
KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. NEW AT FIVE. AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY FROM LEON IS RECOVERING THANKS TO A WISCONSIN LAWMAKER WHO STEPPED IN TO HELP AFTER A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 35. KCCI LEARNED. WISCONSIN CONGRESSMAN DERRICK VAN ORDEN AND HIS WIFE WERE DRIVING...
Milwaukee flooding left more than 1,800 homes damaged or destroyed
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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A Milwaukee street flooded by the storms that swept the city Aug. 9 to Aug. 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Anne Tuchelski) The scale of damage in Milwaukee County left behind after unprecedented flooding last week is beginning to come into view....
Healthy Returns: New study casts doubts on RFK Jr.'s reasons for gutting key vaccine panel
CNBC
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August 19, 2025
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as he attends a press conference with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health...
Milwaukee flooding recovery; mental health toll adds up for many
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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It has been more than a week since historic flooding devastated much of southeast Wisconsin. But homeowners impacted by the flooding are coping in many ways – and it's taking a toll on mental health. MILWAUKEE - It has been more than a week since...
South Milwaukee mother charged after toddler is rushed to the hospital and tests positive for cocaine, THC
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
SOUTH MILWAUKEE — A South Milwaukee mother broke down in tears during her court appearance after being charged with two felonies following prosecutors' allegations that her 3-year-old son was rushed to the hospital in ‘dire’ condition. Melissa...
Health officials warn of possible measles exposures at travel centers in Wisconsin
Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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(WLUK) -- Wisconsin health officials are warning that the public may have been exposed to measles by a traveler who visited the state. The Department of Health Services identified two locations where the public may have been exposed on Aug. 4:...
Wisconsin DHS warns of possible measles exposure at Beloit, Roberts travel centers
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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BELOIT, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Tuesday identified two public locations where people might have been exposed to measles. The two locations were the Pilot Travel Center #289 at 3001 Milwaukee Road in Beloit and the...
Hospital system will pay $1 million to employees it punished for refusing COVID shots
LifeSite
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August 19, 2025
News Trump’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently secured a $1 million settlement with Mercyhealth after it terminated employees and withheld pay for refusing COVID shots. (LifeSiteNews) — The Trump administration is delivering justice...
Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports possible measles exposures in Beloit
WMTV - Wisconsin
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August 19, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is working with the St. Croix County Public Health Department to identify and notify people who may have been exposed to measles from an out-of-state traveler who visited two...
Nutrition education cuts, Democratic socialist movement, Raising transgender children
Wisconsin Public Radio
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We learn more about federal cuts to nutrition education programs in Wisconsin. Then, we hear from Wisconsin’s Assembly Socialist Caucus about the socialist candidates making headlines nationally. Then, we talk to the Wisconsin author of a new book...
Run Back to School with Milwaukee Rec this Saturday
Radio Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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August 20, 2025
Milwaukee Public Schools’ first day is coming up Sept. 2 — a date that will hit differently based on your age/parental status. The younger set is probably not quite as enthusiastic, while it can’t get here early enough for the parents in the...
Milwaukee flood recovery; free cleaning kits available
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is urging residents impacted by the recent historic flooding to take advantage of free cleaning kits available at The Salvation Army Citadel Corps. What we know: A news release says the cleaning...
Milwaukee death of 14-month-old; father of child accused, on the run
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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MILWAUKEE - A 28-year-old Milwaukee man is accused in the death of his own son, just 14 months old. The accused is Demetrius Hubanks – who faces a charge of neglecting a child-consequence is death. However, Hubanks is not in police custody....
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Shares Update on Flood Emergency
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MILWAUKEE – This past week, emergency response personnel from the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM), and municipal partners conducted damage assessments of residential homes affected by...
Milwaukee mayor names new violence prevention leader efforts
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 19, 2025
AFTER THE COLLAPSE. A MAN CONVICTED OF HOMICIDE AS A TEENAGER NEARLY 30 YEARS AGO IS THE NEW LEADER OF MILWAUKEE’S VIOLENCE PREVENTION. MILWAUKEE MAYOR CAVALIER JOHNSON TAPPED ADAM PROCELL TO LEAD THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SAFETY....
Flood victims on Milwaukee's northwest side plead for federal help
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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August 20, 2025
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Davia Washington stands in her basement, pointing to black mold creeping up the walls where floodwater once reached the ceiling. The smell of mildew and decay fills the air. "I hope and pray that FEMA comes and supports all of...
Milwaukee police arrest driver after 4-mile chase
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 19, 2025
STORY ON THE 12 NEWS APP. BREAKING OVERNIGHT A VIOLENT CRASH OVERNIGHT IN MILWAUKEE’S WALKER’S POINT NEIGHBORHOOD. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. TWO CARS TOTALED. OUR 12 NEWS PHOTOJOURNALIST SAYS THEY SAW ONE OF THOSE CARS ON ITS SIDE. THIS HAPPENED...