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

Severe threat clears out, but some storms still possible Friday
Severe threat clears out early Friday, but more rain possible Friday evening.

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.

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

Chris Mason: 'This is not what Farage wanted today to look like'
Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation.

'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.

UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering', No 10 says
The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory.

Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister warns
Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.

Woman whose XL bully dog killed her cousin given suspended prison sentence
Kelcie Reed admitted being in control of a dangerous dog which killed 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett.

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.

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.

Schools to close early for A66 crash funeral
The funeral of one of five young men killed in the crash with a police car will take place on Friday.

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.

Russell Howard 'devastated' after his baby son died hours after birth
The comedian says his son Felix died earlier this year shortly after his wife Cerys had given birth.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

'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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Imagine a world where no one has heard of The Beatles
An unsuccessful singer-songwriter wakes up in a world where no-one remembers The Beatles.

Inside Ella Toone’s life on and off the pitch
Behind the scenes with Manchester United and England star Ella Toone.

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.

Gasly loses Monaco podium after McLaren and Red Bull win appeals
McLaren and Red Bull win their appeals against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.

Former Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee retires
Jonny Brownlee, a former Olympic triathlon champion and six-time world champion, says "it's over for professional sport".