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02/10/2025

A federal judge has issued an emergency order to prevent Elon Musk’s government efficiency office from accessing personal data, following a multistate lawsuit joined by Wisconsin and 18 other states.

02/10/2025

The four primary candidates for La Crosse mayor were interviewed separately by WPR’s “Morning Edition,” answering the same five questions. They covered topics such as housing, efforts to curb homelessness, infrastructure and more.

Running for mayor are City Council President Chris Kahlow, former journalist and longtime business advocate Vicki Markussen, local realtor Ellie McLoone and nonprofit executive and former La Crosse School Board member Shaundel Washington-Spivey.

02/10/2025

The agency announced last week it is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects’ overhead costs to just 15 percent beginning Monday.

The agency announced last week it is making cuts to grants that support research institutions by limiting the amount of indirect funding for research projects' overhead costs to just 15 percent beginning Monday.

02/10/2025

Ripley Johnson of the Rose City Band down with WPR’s “BETA” resident musicologist Steve Gotcher to talk about the group’s newly released fifth album, “Sol Y Sombra,” the collective unconscious, and Johnson’s ability to lean in to his influences to create something new.

Ripley Johnson sat down with WPR's "BETA" resident musicologist Steve Gotcher to talk about the group's newly released fifth album, "Sol Y Sombra," the collective unconcious, and Ripley's ability to lean in to his influences to create something new.

02/10/2025

This "time capsule" of 19th-century geological collecting includes about 55,000 fossils and 12,000 minerals from the area.

This ‘time capsule’ of 19th-century geological collecting includes about 55,000 fossils and 12,000 minerals from the area.

02/10/2025

A public memorial for 19-year-old Sade Robinson, who was killed and dismembered last year, is moving forward with the help of a fundraising effort after Milwaukee County officials withdrew plans for the site due to a "flurry of racist emails."

02/10/2025

Thanks to Milwaukee's unusual twist on the common tax incremental district subsidy, 74 affordable homes are going up on vacant lots in the city.

Thanks to Milwaukee's unusual twist on the common tax incremental district subsidy, 74 affordable homes are going up on vacant lots.

02/10/2025

Thousands of federal workers in Wisconsin have until Monday at midnight to consider buyouts under President Donald Trump's plans to shrink the federal government, which could affect services offered in the state.

Thousands of federal workers in Wisconsin now have until Monday at midnight to consider buyouts under President Donald Trump's plans to shrink the federal government, which could affect services offered in the state.

02/10/2025

Richard Price, who wrote for the TV series "The Wire," talks with WPR's "BETA" about his latest novel, “Lazarus Man.” It’s inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014.

Richard Price talks with WPR's "BETA" about his latest novel. It’s inspired by the tragic true story of a gas leak, an explosion and the collapse of a five-story tenement in East Harlem in 2014.

02/09/2025

Leaders from a Dane County community are seeking state support for building a new Buc-ee’s mega gas station on the outskirts of Interstate 90/94.

02/09/2025

People flocked to Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin in mid-January for the annual Bald Eagle Watching Days. It was opportunity for people to see our national bird in the wild, one that was once dangerously close to extinction.

People flocked to Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin in mid-January for the annual Bald Eagle Watching Days. As Christina Lieffring tells us, it was just one opportunity for people to see our national bird in the wild, one that was once dangerously close to extinction. == The frosty winds off the...

02/09/2025

“One of the things that I love about the university here, about just the U.S. in general, is our dedication to research and science and innovation,” said Ben Rush, a data scientist in the Department of Radiology at UW-Madison. “And now that is, I feel, questioned a bit.”

Wisconsin scientists and state officials say they're worried a sweeping effort to modify the Centers for Disease Control website site to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders could undermine years of federal data.

02/09/2025

The roots of many female friendships are strong and can run deep. They certainly do for writer Jan Mireles Larson of Eau Claire. She shared a story about being in the company of women at a live storytelling event hosted by Wisconsin Life and the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild.

The roots of many female friendships are strong and can run deep. They certainly do for writer Jan Mireles Larson of Eau Claire. She shared a story about being in the company of women at a live storytelling event hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life” and the Chippewa Valley...

02/09/2025

Municipalities across Wisconsin are still asking residents to approve referendums to fund public safety even after a sweeping measure to send more money to local governments was passed in 2023.

02/09/2025

For Chiefs fans, Wisconsin Cheese Mart owner Ken McNulty recommends a spicy cheese like Mango Fire, a cheddar with mango and habanero peppers made by Henning’s Creamery in Kiel.

For those rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles, McNulty suggests a Colby cheese that will be perfect for melting over any cheesesteak-inspired foods.

The owner is expecting at least a small bump in online sales after the new ad runs during Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

02/09/2025

On this week’s "BETA," directors Maclain and Chapman Way talk about their incredibly weird Netflix documentary, “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.”

Also, guitarist Ripley Johnson sits down to discuss the new record from his current project, Rose City Band.

And novelist/screenwriter Richard Price joins us to discuss his explosive novel, “Lazarus Man.”

More from "BETA": https://www.wpr.org/shows/beta

02/09/2025

According to a new report, Wisconsin could try to expand online sports betting to create additional tax revenues, but doing so could come with negative side effects.

02/08/2025

The Milwaukee County Zoo is closing its aviary for “the foreseeable future” as a precaution against highly contagious avian flu, the zoo announced Thursday.