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Grandpa Blakeslee sends Will to pick up a horse for Miss Love. The trip involves a night for camping with his friends. Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2024, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.
Lawmakers secure millions of dollars for Wisconsin in new federal budget
WASHINGTON — About $250 million dollars in funding for more than 80 projects in Wisconsin was secured for recently finalized federal budget. That includes $22 million dollars for researching PFAS, known as forever chemicals, and removing them from the state’s drinking water. “In the state, it was used...
PHOTOS: Pro-Palestine protest and encampments on Library Mall, April 29
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2024 Wisconsin Dairy Breakfasts
Wisconsin dairy breakfasts celebrate June Dairy Month. Agri-View is publishing a calendar weekly in print, as well as online, with updates as we receive them. Email agriview@madison.com with breakfast information including time and date, location with street address, what will be included, and a contact website, email or phone number to learn more information.
Did Madison, Wisconsin, allocate $700,000 in federal COVID-19 funds for services for undocumented immigrants?
The Madison, Wisconsin, Common Council on March 1, 2022, approved a proposal backed by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to allocate $700,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to undocumented immigrants. Madison media reported on the move at the time. The money came from the $1.9 trillion...
Co-owner of Nick’s Restaurant reflects ahead of next week’s closure
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison’s State Street has changed a lot over the decades, but one establishment has remained a constant, Nick’s Restaurant, which is set to close on May 11. After 65 years, Nick’s Restaurant is saying farewell to Madison’s downtown. “I appreciate the emotions...
Coalition pushes for closure of Wisconsin’s Green Bay prison
A coalition of politicians, members of law enforcement and formerly incarcerated people took to the state Capitol last week to urge the governor and state lawmakers to shut down one of Wisconsin’s oldest prisons. The group’s goal is to get Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to commit to closing the...
UW Extension releases bird flu resource to keep farmers informed on spread of virus
With Colorado becoming the ninth state to confirm bird flu in dairy cattle last Friday, Wisconsin farmers are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza virus. University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Dairy Outreach Specialist Faith Reyes and Kewaunee County Regional Dairy Educator Aericka...
City tweaks West Area Plan in response to residents’ concerns
Madison planning staff have altered the hotly debated West Area Plan draft to move a walking and bike path from the Sauk Creek Greenway onto existing streets — and more changes are to come. The West Area Plan, which outlines specific physical improvements over the next decade for the...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Student activists have set up pro-Palestine encampments on campuses in Madison and Milwaukee. Milwaukee officials say reckless drivers caused two recent crashes involving county buses. And, state health officials say new cases of infectious diseases in Wisconsin highlight the importance of recommended vaccinations. Featured in this Episode. Wisconsin Public Radio,...
Overture Center for the Arts announces its 2024-25 lineup
MADISON, Wis. — Overture Center for the Arts is hosting a jam-packed 2024-25 theater season with modern musicals and Broadway classics alike, including three Wisconsin premieres. “& Juliet” runs at the Overture from Nov. 26 to Dec. 1, 2024. The jukebox musical is a Wisconsin premiere. “Funny Girl” runs...
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