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The World Cup is over but local sports are ramping up

Michael Kommer

Sports

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Wildfire smoke postpones Rafters and Rangers’ games

Michael Kommer

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Rural Wisconsin seniors are turning concern into action, and bringing their neighbors with them

Janet Ratajczak

Sports

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Two Brewers on National League squad

Michael Kommer

Health

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Wisconsin governments have received $160 million in opioid settlement funds. Here’s where it’s going.

Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch, Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin

Health

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Research: Some Rural Residents Are Trading Nutrition for Shelter | The Daily Yonder

Erin Gaede / The Daily Yonder, Yang Cheng / The Daily Yonder, Tessa Conroy / The Daily Yonder

Education

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Can Wisconsin’s health apprenticeships become a national model? UW Health thinks so

Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch

Politics

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Deportation hearing for Salah Sarsour focuses on Israeli detention

Isiah Holmes / Wisconsin Examiner

Environment

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Is Sludge Poisoning Your Well?

Jason Collins / Barn Raiser

Politics

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Polls show Hong leading with almost half of voters undecided

Baylor Spears / Wisconsin Examiner

News

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Hundreds protest after police officer fatally shoots man on Madison’s east side

Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch

News

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Madison police shoot, kill Black man armed with knife, sparking protest

Drake Bentley

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In a last ditch effort, Joel Brennan attacks every person of color in the race for Wisconsin governor: ‘They’ll all lose to Republicans in November’

Drake Bentley

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