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There's an experiment water scientists like to do this time of year to prove the point that human behavior affects the health of our lakes and rivers and other waterways.
The latest numbers on work-related deaths in Wisconsin show 104 people died on the job in 2015, an increase from 2014.
Ask any gardener or landscaper in the Midwest what their least favorite insect is, and the Japanese beetle will probably be near the top of the list.
Companies that mine western and central Wisconsin's coveted silica sands, which are well-suited to use in hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas, have encountered mixed business prospects over the course of 2016.
The state's largest non-government effort to help homeless veterans says requests for aid continue to come in by the hundreds each year.
More than 180 water fountains in the Milwaukee Public Schools district contained lead levels above EPA standards. There were 12,000 samples done of more than 3,000 water fountains and other water sources in the district's 191 buildings.
Although sand has been mined across Wisconsin for over a century, the large-scale mines and associated processing and transportation facilities are relatively new.
Wisconsin as a whole has gotten a little healthier relative to other states, according to a yearly assessment by the United Health Foundation. But binge drinking remains a problem.
High prices are a signal from customers indicating that they demand more product. In 2014, dairy farmers in Wisconsin and the rest of the U.S. received the highest prices for milk on record, signaling a demand that the world wanted more dairy products.
A report released Friday by the Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum showed enrollment in southeastern Wisconsin's school districts dropped by more than 3,500 students in the 2015-16 academic year.