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Minnesota and Wisconsin issue air quality alerts amid a new round of Canada smoke

Parts of the Midwest are seeing unhealthy air quality this weekend, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas. It can be most dangerous for kids, older people and other sensitive groups.

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School board fires teacher for criticizing ban of Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus song ‘Rainbowland’

A Wisconsin teacher who complained about the banning of the Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song “Rainbowland” has now been fired.

Tribune News Service

Wisconsin teacher fired for criticising ban on kids singing Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus song about rainbows

Critics say firing part of school’s anti-LGBTQ policies

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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of July 9, Ballotpedia has tracked 10 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 10, Ballotpedia tracked one from July 3-9. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the bill. The bill is:

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Recall election roundup: Wisconsin

Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Wisconsin from July 3-9, bringing the yearly statewide total to one effort against one official. The most recent effort is:

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Former Top Chef winner Kristen Kish succeeds Padma Lakshmi as host, and the show is headed to Wisconsin

Bravo's Top Chef will have a new host for the first time in 19 seasons.

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Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban can continue

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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald suspended after hazing investigation

In late November, the university received a complaint alleging instances of hazing occurring inside the Wildcats’ normal locker room and at “Camp Kenosha” in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the program has held preseason camp.

Chicago Sun-Times

How safe are rollercoasters around the world?

Questions are once again being asked about the safety of rollercoasters after eight people were left hanging upside down for more than two hours when the ride they were on broke down at a fair in Wisconsin.

The Week

Wisconsin governor seals 400 years of public school funding increases with budget veto

Wisconsin’s governor has broad line-item veto authority

The Independent UK

Eight stuck upside down on US rollercoaster for more than three hours

Wisconsin officials are investigating the ride failure, which required firefighters to free those trapped ‘near the top of a loop’

The Guardian - US

Wisconsin probes how 8 roller-coaster riders became trapped upside down for hours

State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster at a festival in Wisconsin

The Independent UK

Wisconsin teen dies in sawmill accident in one of 14 states looking to roll back child labour laws

Federal officials investigating accident

The Independent UK

Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours after mechanical failure

Passengers left hanging for nearly three hours near the top of a roller coaster loop at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin

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Kids stuck upside down on rollercoaster for HOURS as rescuers struggle to free them

Riders on a rollercoaster were left hanging upside down for hours after the machinery malfunctioned during the ride at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin

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Was the U.S. Senior Open SentryWorld’s formal unveiling to the golf world? Mike Whan thinks so

The course — which few of the players had seen prior to the first practice round Tuesday — received rave reviews.

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19.3% of all state legislative censures of legislators have occurred in 2023

Six of the 31 cases tracked by Ballotpedia in which legislators were censured by state legislative chambers have occurred in 2023. This is the second highest number of legislators censured in one year since the first case in 1838 and accounts for 19.3% of all state legislative censures. The highest…

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Battle over Wisconsin's top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024

A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin

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U.S. Senior Open venue SentryWorld has become a force in the golf world by getting whatever it wants

A major decision would ultimately define the future of this company: What to do with SentryWorld Golf Course?

The Independent UK

Two missing children found dumped in Wisconsin park after babysitter drove them from Florida

The siblings, aged one and two, were found unharmed

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Davis Love III withdraws from 2023 U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld

Love withdrew just ahead of the opening round of the U.S. Senior Open at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher forced to cancel Wisconsin show due to poor air quality

Blazing Canadian wildfires have resulted in appalling air quality in several US states

USA Today Sports Media Group

SentryWorld renovation a decade ago teed up this week’s U.S. Senior Open

One of the key architects in the SentryWorld renovation shares the details of rerouting the Wisconsin layout.

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University of Wisconsin wouldn’t let J.J. Watt buy every graduate a beer when he was commencement speaker

"I want to put a Spotted Cow under every single seat in the stadium. I'll pay for it all."

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds gig cancelled in US due to air quality issues

US-based rock band Garbage had also been due to play the same night at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wisconsin.

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