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Health department supplying cleanup kits for those impacted from historic flooding
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee Health Department is continuing their flood relief efforts in our area. After fully distributing their initial supply of cleanup kits, the organization on Thursday, Aug. 21 handed out their second shipment at...
Wisconsin brothers build chemical-free water park using nature
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 22, 2025
Just feet from the sandstone cliffs of the Wisconsin River, a quiet stretch of land hides something unexpected.Kayaks glide across calm water, children splash down hillside slides, and a massive floating obstacle course stretches across the...
Milwaukee community leaders hold event to highlight National Fentanyl Awareness Day, honor lives lost
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Thursday, Aug. 21, is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, a day dedicated to educating the community about the dangerous drug and remembering lives lost. Several Wisconsin officials, including Governor Tony Evers, Milwaukee...
UW–Madison highlights summer achievements in health care, education, and statewide impact
Madison Reporter - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has reported several developments highlighting its ongoing contributions to the state and its communities. A recent clinical trial at UW–Madison has enabled transplant patients to return to healthy lives without...
Milwaukee police search for driver after chase ends in crash with unoccupied Marquette police vehicle
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are searching for a driver who allegedly led officers on a chase that ended when the driver crashed into an unoccupied Marquette Police Department vehicle Wednesday night. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. near...
Wisconsin to compensate workers with disabilities for wrongfully denied unemployment claims
Wisconsin Watch
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August 21, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Click here to read highlights from the story A judge’s order promises compensation to potentially thousands of disabled workers who were denied unemployment benefits under a state law...
Milwaukee Mayor Johnson Wants to Bring the Democratic Party Back to Its Roots
Shepherd Express - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
After a second Trump victory and a loss of some votes from traditional Democratic constituencies, there is much debate among Democratic Party leadership as to what changes the party might need to make. For his take on this subject, I recently met...
Wisconsin scientists highlight work on breast cancer research
Wisconsin Public Radio
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August 21, 2025
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. And, fortunately, research into breast cancer treatment, prevention and detection has come a long way over the years. Dr. Kari...
Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of August 25, 2025
The Daily Reporter - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
Next Weeks Pre-Bid Meetings Date Time City Project Project Center ID Mandatory 25-Aug 10:00 AM Wauwatosa City of Wauwatosa, Fire Stations and Hart Park Solar Photovoltaic Project 1078657 No 26-Aug 10:00 AM La Crosse General Prime Contractor...
Milwaukee shooting Thursday; 1 wounded, shots fired at vehicle
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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Milwaukee Police Department MILWAUKEE - A shooting in Milwaukee on Thursday, Aug. 21 left one person wounded. What we know: According to police, around 9 a.m. a suspect fired shots into a vehicle near 28th and Center, striking the victim. The...
Milwaukee police chase; 4 taken into custody, Marquette police squad hit
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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Scene near Emmber and Canal, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE - Four people were taken into custody after a police chase in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Aug. 20. The pursuit ended in a crash involving a Marquette Police Department vehicle. What we know:...
Police: Severed skull found in Wisconsin ravine in 2002 belonged to cremated 92-year-old
Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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ST. CROIX COUNTY (WLUK) -- "What kind of person would separate a head from a body?" That's what St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson wants to know after DNA and genetic testing identified a severed skull discovered more than two decades ago in...
2025 MBA To Watch: Nick Wong, Wisconsin School of Business
Poets&Quants - California
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August 22, 2025
“I’m an Asian American Wisconsinite who loves to achieve meaningful goals in collaboration with others.” Hometown: Brookfield, Wisconsin Fun fact about yourself: I was MVP of my 6th grade flag football team and to this day that’s my greatest...
Senator Baldwin introduces healthcare bill for National Guard and Reserve
WKOW - Wisconsin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKOW) – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin introduced the Healthcare for Our Troops Act. The bill aims to provide premium-free medical insurance to all National Guard and Reserve members. Sen. Baldwin highlighted that 16...
Wisconsin researchers test psilocybin for mental health, Evers asserts power in state agencies
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Gov. Tony Evers has directed state agencies to clear a backlog of rules on everything from wolf management to professional licensing — without taking them to the state Legislature. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to WPR ahead of a weekend event in...
Wisconsin's Only DOL-OWCP Clinic Leads the Fight for Injured Workers in Wisconsin
Corsicana Daily Sun - Texas
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Advanced Care Specialists is Bringing Not Just Medical Care, but True Advocacy RACINE, WISCONSIN / ACCESS Newswire / August 21, 2025 / Advanced Care Specialists (ACS), Racine's premier provider of multidisciplinary medical care, is proud to...
Here’s where you can get free school supplies in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service - Wisconsin
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August 21, 2025
The school year is quickly approaching. To help families start the academic year off right, organizations across Milwaukee are hosting back-to-school parties and giveaways. Whether you’re looking for free school supplies, food, face painting, hair...
Milwaukee groups wage daily battle to aid Gazans with food, medical care
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Gaza relief workers who distribute food and necessities are now facing starvation themselves due to the ongoing conflict and blockade. Local organizations and community members in Milwaukee are working to raise funds and support for both Hanan...
Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Provide Healthcare For All Troops
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Healthcare for Our Troops Act, legislation to provide premium-free medical insurance coverage for all members of the National Guard and Reserve. Sixteen percent of Reserve and...
Wisconsin scientists are leaders in testing psilocybin treatments for mental health
Wisconsin Public Radio
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August 21, 2025
For years, Becca Kacanda was haunted by trauma that led to post-traumatic stress disorder. She tried different types of talk therapy and even a technique known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Nothing stuck. Then in 2020, she...