Wisconsin Regulator Of For-Profit Colleges Sees Reduced Role
Wisconsin Regulator Of For-Profit Colleges Sees Reduced RoleScott GordonWisContextOct. 10, 2016 | 9:03 a.m.While ITT's collapse may have been the most visible shift in the for-profit college industry...
View Article'Significant' Drop In Wisconsin's Smoking Rate, American Lung Association...
'Significant' Drop In Wisconsin's Smoking Rate, American Lung Association Director SaysShamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioOct. 10, 2016 | 10:10 a.m.Smoking rates across the country remained relatively...
View ArticleUSDA Plans To Buy Another $20M In Surplus Cheese
USDA Plans To Buy Another $20M In Surplus CheeseHope KirwanWisconsin Public RadioOct. 11, 2016 | 6:40 p.m.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the purchase plan after a roundtable discussion with...
View ArticleIs Frac Sand Mining Causing Metal Contamination In Groundwater?
Is Frac Sand Mining Causing Metal Contamination In Groundwater?Rich KremerWisconsin Public RadioOct. 13, 2016 | 2:25 p.m.As state regulators plan a comprehensive groundwater study, other scientists are...
View ArticlePutting Suicide In Perspective In Wisconsin
Putting Suicide In Perspective In WisconsinScott GordonWisContextOct. 17, 2016 | 8:44 a.m.The death of state Sen. Rick Gudex and the announcement of a new state program aimed at preventing suicide...
View ArticleNew Birds Nesting In Wisconsin, DNR Survey Finds
New Birds Nesting In Wisconsin, DNR Survey FindsBrady CarlsonWisconsin Public RadioOct. 11, 2016 | 10:40 a.m.Wisconsin's bird populations are changing in some unusual ways, according to new findings...
View ArticleLa Crosse County Judge Still Deciding Fate Of Badger-Coulee Line Project
La Crosse County Judge Still Deciding Fate Of Badger-Coulee Line ProjectAvory BrookinsWisconsin Public RadioOct. 12, 2016 | 12:10 p.m.The fate of a project that first emerged in 2010 is now in the...
View ArticleDunn County Board Considering CAFO Moratorium
Dunn County Board Considering CAFO MoratoriumRich KremerWisconsin Public RadioOct. 12, 2016 | 4:45 p.m.Dunn County is the latest Wisconsin community to consider a temporary ban on large-scale dairy and...
View ArticleWisconsin Farmers Talk About Water With Louisiana Fishermen
Wisconsin Farmers Talk About Water With Louisiana FishermenHope KirwanWisconsin Public RadioOct. 14, 2016 | 8:25 a.m.Joe Stapleton owns a farm near Spring Green, Wisconsin. He's a conventional farmer,...
View ArticleStudy Finds Insecticide More Damaging To Wisconsin Stream Bugs Than...
Study Finds Insecticide More Damaging To Wisconsin Stream Bugs Than Previously ThoughtChuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public RadioOct. 14, 2016 | 10:35 a.m.A federal study published in the journal...
View ArticleAre High Wolf Numbers Driving Hunting Dog Attacks?
Are High Wolf Numbers Driving Hunting Dog Attacks?Danielle KaedingWisconsin Public RadioOct. 18, 2016 | 5:30 p.m.A former state wildlife biologist contends that Wisconsin's high wolf numbers may not be...
View ArticleWisconsinites Looking For Health Insurance On Marketplace Have Fewer Options...
Wisconsinites Looking For Health Insurance On Marketplace Have Fewer Options This YearShamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioOct. 19, 2016 | 2:25 p.m.The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance...
View ArticleWisconsin Loses Nearly 400 Dairy Farms Since 2015
Wisconsin Loses Nearly 400 Dairy Farms Since 2015Hope KirwanWisconsin Public RadioOct. 19, 2016 | 5:25 p.m.Wisconsin lost almost 400 dairy farms in the last year, according to the latest report from...
View ArticleBinational Commission Hears Great Lakes Protection Ideas At Milwaukee Meeting
Binational Commission Hears Great Lakes Protection Ideas At Milwaukee MeetingChuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public RadioOct. 20, 2016 | 1:15 p.m.A U.S.-Canadian panel that advises the national governments on...
View ArticleWisconsin Preventing Children's Cavities Better Than Most States
Wisconsin Preventing Children's Cavities Better Than Most StatesShamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioOct. 20, 2016 | 3:05 p.m.According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control, only 40...
View ArticleGrowing Mushrooms Spawns Possibilities For Gardens And Menus
Growing Mushrooms Spawns Possibilities For Gardens And MenusScott GordonWisContextOct. 21, 2016 | 10:50 a.m.Cultivating mushrooms for food and beauty may appear to be the threshold of an esoteric and...
View ArticleWet Weather Increases Tar Spot Disease On Maple Trees
Wet Weather Increases Tar Spot Disease On Maple TreesJill NadeauWisconsin Public RadioOct. 22, 2016 | 7 a.m.Have you noticed black splotches on the leaves of your maple tree this year? You're not...
View ArticleMilwaukee County To Be Home To Largest Urban Organic Fruit Orchard In US
Milwaukee County To Be Home To Largest Urban Organic Fruit Orchard In USRoss TerrellWisconsin Public RadioOct. 24, 2016 | 10:30 a.m.Milwaukee County will soon be home to the largest urban organic fruit...
View ArticleOpioid Scourge Has Spread, Not Shifted, Across Racial Groups
Opioid Scourge Has Spread, Not Shifted, Across Racial GroupsScott GordonWisContextOct. 24, 2016 | 11:05 a.m.As opioids increasingly dominate the national conversation about substance abuse, addiction...
View ArticleSexually Transmitted Diseases Increase In Wisconsin
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increase In WisconsinRoss TerrellWisconsin Public RadioOct. 24, 2016 | 4:24 p.m.Wisconsin saw a 9 percent increase in reports of sexually transmitted diseases in 2015,...
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