Wisconsin Today

2 days ago | wpr.org | Robin Washington

April 22 is Earth Day - a celebration many around the world mark by getting back to nature in some way. The observance has its roots in northern Wisconsin, specifically with the visit by President John F. Kennedy to the Apostle Islands in 1963. For many local residents, coexisting with nature is a yearlong passion and responsibility.

2 days ago | wpr.org | Joe Schulz

With the NFL's largest offseason event coming to its smallest city in just days, local leaders say Green Bay is ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors. The NFL draft will be held Thursday through Saturday at Lambeau Field and the Titletown District. During the event, the league's 32 teams will select the best eligible college football players in the country to join their rosters.

3 days ago | wpr.org | Hope Kirwan

Since taking office, President Donald Trump's administration has cut many grant programs created by his predecessor. But a western Wisconsin power cooperative is one of the groups that will maintain its Biden-era funding, which was awarded to help invest in renewable energy projects and transmission infrastructure. Dairyland Power Cooperative announced Thursday that the Trump administration had "affirmed" its $595 million grant under the the program Empowering Rural America, or New ERA.

5 days ago | wpr.org | Beatrice Lawrence

The Republican co-chair of the state Legislature's committee on audits said new reports tracking diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin make lawmakers better equipped to pare down that spending, but he admits doing that will be complicated. Republican-ordered audits published last week found that at state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin, spending on some DEI activities is tied up with other work, making it difficult to track on its own.

5 days ago | wpr.org | Colleen Leahy

Tom Southworth loves being in nature. So, when he was introduced to the sport of orienteering, he was all game. The sport involves physical and mental exercise, as participants are tasked with finding markers on an unknown course using only a map and compass. There are several of these markers, called "controls," and whoever finds them all first wins. It's a bit "like a little mental puzzle," Southworth said. "You're out there exercising physically, you're also having to mentally choose routes ...