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On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a false statement about this case that was widely reported across many media outlets. They changed their statement after WPR followed up with new reporting.
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Important story here, and note WPR is following reporting from the UW-Oshkosh student newspaper @atitan.
Oshkosh teacher, former ’employee of the year,’ detained by ICE via @JoeSchulz3
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Wisconsin’s state Senate is up for grabs in 2026. WPR profiles three races that could decide control of the Legislature. wpr.org/news/wisconsin-senat…
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Both candidates running for Wisconsin governor agree that affordability is the state’s biggest challenge, but they’re offering starkly different ideas on how to address it.
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Apparently there is something called “natural” American cheese. How can that be?
A WPR investigation.
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Found it interesting that Bayfield County Economic Development supported and then withdrew support for the proposal to make the Apostle Islands a national park. wpr.org/news/apostle-islands…
NEW: First post-primary head-to-head poll finds David Crowley leading Tom Tiffany by 4 points. Lots of caveats, of course. wpr.org/news/crowley-leading…
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Grateful to work with @Jmalewitz @deejhall and the rest of the @WisconsinWatch team on this investigative journalism/true crime story.
Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/w…
Some breaking news from @WPR this afternoon: A Trump-appointed judge has ordered the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque to be released from immigration detention, with criticism of the government’s arguments in the case.
Here’s the story —> wpr.org/news/milwaukee-musli…
How big was liberal judge Chris Taylor’s Supreme Court victory in Wisconsin?
a) She won Dane County by more than any liberal candidate basically ever
And b) You could remove every single vote from Dane County and she still would have won handily.
Always read @SJohnsonWPR —>
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GOP congressional candidate named in $44M 'Ponzi scheme' settlement (via @RichKremer) wpr.org/news/republican-cong…
People are drinking more whole milk, less soy milk is up and "cottage cheese is having a real moment right now." WISCONSIN'S TIME TO SHINE BABY. wpr.org/news/americans-drank…
WPR spoke to Somali Wisconsinites about being called “garbage” by the president of the United States. wpr.org/news/somali-resident…
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I've been doing journalism a long time and don't recall a public official ever demanding a "public correction" of an entire story, and then proposing a bunch of fixes to the exact problems highlighted in the @CapTimes story.
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Ron Johnson has been a very consistent defender of the filibuster, both as a member of the minority and majority party in the Senate. This is a big change!
A WPR investigation.
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ALT Why is there so much asparagus growing along the side of the road in Wisconsin?
The McFarland Police Department posted this photo of a suspected drunk driver’s one-vehicle crash in which *no one was injured* if you can believe that.
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NEW: Nearly 400 Wisconsin children will lose Head Start next month due to the government shutdown. Another 1,100 will lose benefits in December if the shutdown continues
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