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Wheels for Winners Gives Hundreds of Free Bikes to Wisconsin Youth in Exchange for Community Service

In one of America's most cycling-friendly cities, a volunteer group is rewarding anyone who puts in time serving the community with a brand old-new...

Man Became Friends With a Fish and the Pair ‘Meet’ Every Summer in the Same Wisconsin Lake

A scuba diver has forged an unlikely bond with a wild fish and the pair meet up every summer beneath the waves for a...

The Public Gave Names to Snowplows in Madison, Wisconsin–And They are Hilarious

As part of GNN's continuing coverage of city snowplow naming competitions, the results of Madison Wisconsin's contest are in, and they are just hail-arious. The...

Ancient 3,000 Year-old Canoe Discovered Beneath Wisconsin Lake Carved From Single Piece of Oak

The smiling face in the middle on the right side of the raft in this picture belongs to a woman who has managed to...

Mystery ‘Garbage Man’ in Wisconsin Neighborhood is Revealed to Be a 75-Year-old Man

For weeks, in the frigid Wisconsin winter, neighbors in Appleton were puzzling over a sudden mystery. On garbage days, they would trudge with their trash...

Wisconsin Town Falls in Love With Wayward Beach Ball, Playing ‘Where’s Waldo’ and Hiding It on Local Streets

A giant beach ball has attracted a devoted cult of followers this summer in Stoughton, Wisconsin, after the unusual new mascot rolled into town. The...

Wisconsin Chick-fil-A Worker Who Won a Car in Company Raffle Gives it to Co-worker Who Bikes to Work

She had only worked at the restaurant for five months, yet her co-workers had become like a “second family” for this 17-year-old. And, when Haley...

After Neighbor’s Biden Sign is Stolen in Wisconsin, This Trump Supporter Replaced It: ‘We love our neighbors’

When a Biden supporter's political sign was stolen from his yard in northern Wisconsin, a Trump fan reached out and replaced the sign for...

Kenosha, Wisconsin Farmer Plants Two Million Sunflowers To Make People Smile

One Wisconsin man has been very busy during the pandemic: He's planted two million sunflowers to give joy to others. Guests at Thompson Strawberry Farm...

Community Comes Together To Find Lost Toddler And Her Pet Dog In The Wisconsin Woods

This sweet toddler has a lot to smile about: after 24 hours lost in the Wisconsin woods near her home, she's been found safe...

Former Politician Surprises Wisconsin Teachers by Funding All Classroom Requests for Entire State

Yesterday, as thousands of Wisconsin classrooms kick off the school year, Herb Kohl Philanthropies announced they are fully funding the requests of every Wisconsin...

Wisconsin Man Plants 4-Mile Stretch of Sunflowers in Tribute to Late Wife

Love is blooming along a Wisconsin country road. A stretch of farmland usually reserved for corn and soybeans is now home to over four miles...

Teacher Surprises Wisconsin Town By Leaving $1 Million Estate to Students

This teacher left her students with more than just a love of learning. Before her recent passing, Violet Laack of Chilton, Wisconsin, allocated all of...

In Wisconsin, A Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads To New Law

"Race is at the forefront of the current debate over the police use of deadly force. But one shooting in Wisconsin highlights another factor...
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Wisconsin Man Builds His Dream, a Planetarium in His Backyard

Disappointed when he took some boy scouts to gaze at the stars but clouds quickly obscured them, a Wisconsin man decided to open his...
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Young Immigrant in Wisconsin Changes Kids’ Fates in Nepal

Born in Nepal, but moved to Wisconsin in 2000 to attend the University in Whitewater, Ojash Shrestha found his true calling when he returned...
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Bald Eagle Population Surges in Wisconsin

In 1973, the state's natural resources department was able to find just 108 breeding pairs in the state. Today, Wisconsin's population of bald eagles is...
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Wisconsin Man’s Little Free Library Copied Worldwide

It started as a simple tribute to his mother, a teacher and bibliophile. Todd Bol put up a miniature version of a one-room schoolhouse...
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For Wisconsin Lawmakers, a Hero’s Homecoming

They are the unlikeliest of folk heroes. But these once-obscure lawmakers — a dairy farmer, a former truck driver and a woman who is...
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Wisconsin Workers Get Support from Poland’s Solidarity Trade Union

In a full page ad purchased in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the iconic Polish trade union, Solidarity, expressed heartfelt support for Wisconsin workers who are...