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A warm and muggy holiday weekend ahead
Staying warm and muggy with low chances for rain.

Wisconsin DHS urges vaccination checks amid measles cases
Wisconsin health officials urge families to check measles vaccinations as cases rise, including an outbreak in southwestern counties.

'Everybody out here is struggling': Wisconsin dairy farmers say things have gotten worse
President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin in June and made a promise to farmers: “You’re going to be better than you were four months ago.”

Family of Corey Ruiz continues to demand accountability from Madison leaders
Ruiz's family is calling for action more than one month after Corey was killed by a Madison police officer.

Wisconsin faces Notre Dame as college football returns to Lambeau Field
The game is drawing attention to Green Bay’s connection to Notre Dame football, including ties to Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Morgan Geyser back in court seeking conditional release after escaping group home
Morgan Geyser will undergo another evaluation as she seeks conditional release after leaving a Madison group home and being arrested in Illinois.

Thunderstorm threat continues overnight
Some thunderstorms may be severe.

Attorneys seek answers after delayed response to Milwaukee home attack
A 99-year-old Milwaukee woman waited nearly three hours for help after calling 911 during a July 27 home invasion and attack.

Heat concerns close Milwaukee Public Schools for the day
Many buildings in the district don't have air conditioning, which the superintendent says she wants to address in the future.

Grafton moves forward to repair Bridge Street Dam
A months-long debate in Grafton over the fate of the dam ended with the village deciding to repair it.

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski matches career worsts in runs allowed and walks in rough start vs. Cubs
Misiorowski surrendered five runs and five hits in four innings against the Chicago Cubs.

Chourio stars as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-5 despite shaky start by Misiorowski
William Contreras hit a tiebreaking RBI single as Milwaukee won for the sixth time in eight games, improving to a major league-best 87-53.

Veolia challenges MMSD recommendation for next wastewater contract
Veolia is challenging an MMSD committee’s recommendation for Jacobs as commissioners prepare to vote on Milwaukee’s wastewater contract amid an audit.

Gov. Evers casts doubt on compromise for growing budget surplus
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates the surplus will grow to nearly $3B by the end of the biennium.

Police confirm no active threat to life safety on UW-Whitewater campus
Students reported that they were barricading in classrooms after they received an active threat to life safety alert on campus at 11:04 a.m.

Man charged in human remains case, bond set at $250,000
Benjamin Larson faces charges for felony bail jumping, resisting and obstructing an officer, and three counts of receiving stolen property.

Wisconsinites will face higher costs for Labor Day weekend travel
AAA also shared the worst times to hit the road.

Person killed after brandishing firearm at Green Bay police during welfare check
When officers arrived, the subject brandished a firearm. Three officers fired their weapons, striking the person, the DOJ said.

College hockey to return to Lambeau for first time in 20 years
Badgers Hockey announced Green Bay will host a men’s and women’s doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027.

Habitat for Humanity launches effort to repair 100 tornado-damaged homes in Fox Cities
The project, called Tornado Rock the Block 100, will focus on homeowners in Menasha, Fox Crossing, Appleton and Neenah.

World News

'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel
From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.

Argentine leader threatens to sanction oil firms and reiterates Falklands claim
Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.

Controversial Jackdaw gas field set to be approved in weeks, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

Watch: Tensions flare as judge declines to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial
The jury now faces a seventh day of deliberations in the triple-murder trial.

British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money
Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

Warning after jobseekers targeted in interviews scam
Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect
Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.

Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death
The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.

'Miracle' eagle with broken wing spotted back above Scottish coast
A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.

How could US-Iran conflict end? Three experts give their views
After renewed strikes this week, does either side have an exit strategy?

Families move out of 'nightmare' new-build homes plagued by defects, damp and mould
Dozens have contacted BBC Your Voice as complaints to ombudsman have tripled in a year.

Prosecco, cakes and beauty products - how to get birthday freebies and why there's a catch
Cake, coffee, make-up and burgers are just some of the free things you can get on your birthday.

Could robots be the future of theme parks?
Galaxy Robot Park is a 16,500-square-meter venue in South Korea, with attractions including humanoid robots dancing to K-pop hits.

Weekly quiz: What has been named TikTok's song of the summer in the UK?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?
Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.

Girl group Katseye are missing two members, but their tour still dazzles
Reduced but resilient, girl group Katseye received a hero's welcome in London.

'Gromit was nearly a cat!': Secrets from 50 years of Aardman
Aardman turns 50 with stories of cat-like Gromit, silent Shaun and Chicken Run's Oscar legacy.

Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs
The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 posts by 2030.

AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests
Researchers said the tools - which record consultations - could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

US diesel prices hit an all-time-high
Fuel prices have soared since the Iran conflict began at the end of February, mirroring the surge in wholesale oil prices.

Golden retrievers to gather at the breed's ancestral Highland home
The last event held at Guisachan House in the Highlands involved almost 500 dogs.

Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles
The vertical banknote features King Charles III, the first new monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote in more than 70 years.

Weekend heat for parts of UK before more rain next week
Parts of the UK will experience a short-lived surge of heat this weekend as hotter air from Europe moves in. Temperatures widely will be above 20C, with a peak of 27C in the south.

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Burnham’s Big Economic Choices
How is the global economic picture shaping Andy Burnham’s first budget?

Has Pete Hegseth lost control of the Pentagon?
The US military is losing its senior leaders.

73 goals from dropping deep - we ask Kane to break down how he did it
Harry Kane was the highest goalscorer in Europe last season, yet he plays like a midfielder. We ask him to break down his game.

100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on 'tennis etiquette'
The behaviour of influencers and content creators has become a major talking point at this year's US Open amid incidents of matches being disrupted.

How 'unique' Bellingham is thriving in Mourinho's system
Jude Bellingham looks fit and ready to build on his World Cup form as he aims to rediscover his best at Real Madrid under Jose Mourinho.

Ukrainian quits college team over Russian signing
Ukrainian Kate Koval says she left Louisiana State University's basketball program because of the team's decision to sign a Russian player.

Sutton's predictions v Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.