Wisconsin Today: Morning News

The bipartisan tax rebate and school spending bill announced this week by Governor Tony Evers failed last night in the state Senate. The Watertown School Board told its band students they can't play a composition dedicated to a transgender activist. And, a Republican primary in the Northwoods will test whether President Trump's endorsement is still a golden ticket.

The tax rebate and school spending deal announced by Governor Tony Evers and legislative Republicans will get a vote today. In Superior, the mother of a man shot and killed by police confronts the city's police chief. And, a new school report card rankings find Wisconsin behind most states in math and reading.

A massive bipartisan deal will include income tax rebates for millions of Wisconsinites and a boost in spending for schools. A Madison restaurant owner is out of immigration detention. Federal officials say they're still trying to deport him. And, a former military police officer in the Iraq War talks about veterans' mental health.

For Mother's Day, a group of activists formed a headlight caravan outside a Wisconsin prison. And, the water level on Lake Michigan jumped by more than a foot in April. Then, we hear from a WPR reporter who explored the work of a La Crosse-based YouTube channel. The channel's operator has used police body cam recordings to build a business with millions of subscribers.

State regulators approve Aliant Energy's special proposed rates for Meta's Beaver Dam data center project. And another Republican state representative says they won't run for reelection.

Band students at Watertown High School have been practicing a musical piece for months. Now the board may ban it. And efforts are ongoing to recover wooden canoes that have been at the bottom of Lake Mendota for thousands of years.

A Madison-area medical research lab is getting a boost by receiving receive federal vouchers for work developing mental health treatments using psychedelics. 

Nearly 20 lakes on Lac du Flambeau Tribal Lands will remain open to fishing for non-tribal members and the rising cost of gas and diesel means it's more expensive to get kids to school and districts are having to fill the funding gap.

Wisconsin lost about 9,500 manufacturing jobs last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is sounding the alarm over budget cuts that she said would make it harder to fight wildfires. Plus, hear about the birds that are traveling through Wisconsin and what you can do to help them on their journeys.

Animal rescue organizations are buying more than 1,500 beagles from a Wisconsin business that breeds them for scientific testing.

A new federal lawsuit seeks to overturn an Elkhart Lake wakesurfing ordinance. Plus: Manitowoc County puts the brakes on data center development. And Wisconsin is the latest state to be […]

Another failed lawsuit means Wisconsin's political maps are here to stay, at least for the fall election.

A new Democrat has announced plans to challenge Republican Representative Bryan Steil in his southeast Wisconsin congressional district.

Candidates across Wisconsin are lining up political endorsements. Do they actually move the needle? Plus, recent college graduates talk about the difficulties they encounter trying to enter the job market in 2026.

A new order from the Trump administration will classify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.  Wisconsin agencies are beginning the process of asking for federal assistance after devastating flooding and tornadoes in several counties.  And, Sen. Tammy Baldwin says a Senate vote to fund immigration enforcement doesn't include needed changes to Trump administration policies.

Wisconsin may have to drastically reduce musky stocking and close fish hatcheries. It's part of a standoff over spending authority. Last week's tornadoes and floods have closed schools in several parts of the state. And, a pair of bestselling authors, married to each other, have a new novel set in Wisconsin.

The chair of Wisconsin's Republican Party still has a job. That's after recent efforts to oust him appear to have failed. Wisconsin is more than halfway to its goal of planting 100 million trees by 20-30. And, a majority-Hispanic school district may end its dual language program.

Wisconsin businesses paid millions in tariffs the U.S Supreme Court later found to be illegal. Those businesses are now lining up for refunds. The National Weather Service has new numbers on confirmed tornadoes last week. And, farmers say Trump administration budget cuts are making it hard for them to get services.

Hundreds of animal rights activists stormed a controversial Dane County dog breeding facility over the weekend. A group of retired judges is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to tighten recusal rules for justices considering cases that involve parties who donated to their campaigns. And, an invasive plant is spreading in some Wisconsin counties.

Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District is one of the competitive seats Democrats are hoping to flip in the upcoming midterm elections. So far, Incumbent Congressman Derrick Van Orden is falling short […]