Wisconsin Politics
Democratic law firm challenges Wisconsin congressional districts
U.S.
WASHINGTON – A high-powered Democratic law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the state’s congressional map ahead of the ...
Former UW-La Crosse chancellor Joseph Gow says firing over adult films disregards his rights
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Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow told WPR officials disregarded his rights to due process and freedom of expression when ...
Judge rules Wisconsin’s 1849 law does not ban abortions
U.S.
MADISON — A Dane County judge on Tuesday ruled that a 174-year-old law thought to prohibit abortion in Wisconsin does not, in ...
Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target
Health
About a decade ago, a new kind of mosquito began showing up in African cities. Native to Asia, Anopheles stephensi prefers crowded ...
Hadrian’s Wall was damaged when the Sycamore Gap tree came down, analysis finds
World
The shocking act of vandalism that brought down the famous Sycamore Gap tree in northern England also damaged Hadrian’s Wall, which once ...
Mike Shuster, who covered the world for NPR for three decades, has died at 76
World
Editor’s note: Daniel C. Sneider, a lecturer of East Asian studies at Stanford University, former foreign correspondent and friend of Mike Shuster’s, ...
Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone
Health
For several months now, I’ve been studying how the new medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, cause dramatic weight loss. Both medications contain a ...
