A former 15-year veteran of reporting local news for western Wisconsin TV and radio stations, Salina Heller also volunteers in community theater, helps organize the Chippewa Valley Air Show, and is kept busy by her daughter’s elementary school PTA meetings. She is a UW-Eau Claire alum.
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Voters “understood the assignment” in Wisconsin—but shouldn’t get complacent over reproductive health
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin continue to work toward reproductive health as public health in Wisconsin.
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Why this lakefront Wisconsin school district is swimming with funding issues
In one small western Wisconsin community, lakefront properties and vacation homes are causing funding angst for the rural year-round residents.
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Wisconsin OB-GYN student: The April 1 election will affect your doctor’s ability to take care of you
There’s already a shortage of OB-GYNs in Wisconsin. The repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022 made the deficiency worse, forcing many doctors to flee the state in order to practice. Now, increasing numbers of OB-GYN students are trying to leave Wisconsin, too.
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Rallies planned across Wisconsin this week to oppose far-right Supreme Court candidate
The freedom to make decisions about reproductive health care is on the ballot in Wisconsin on April 1, in the state Supreme Court race. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals are inviting other Wisconsin residents to rally with them across the state this week to protect reproductive freedom.
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Wisconsin voters will decide if abortion is legal on April 1—here’s why
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on April 1 to fill an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court. Whoever wins will be the make-or-break vote on a statewide 1849 abortion ban.
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Wisconsin farmers left holding the bill after Trump freezes contracts
Wisconsin farmers are among a growing number of Americans facing debt after the Trump administration’s freeze on federal contracts. It’s a ‘kick in the shorts’ to the farming community, according to one local farmer.
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Why this Wisconsin Latino activist is worried about President Trump’s executive orders
Immigrants and citizens alike are worried about the fear being caused in the community, as mass deportation raids disrupt lives and the economy.
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VIDEO: Go Tubing With Us in Wisconsin!
NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S SLEDDING HILLS-You can just grab your sled and head to the neighborhood hill OR put on your mittens and head to the nearest ski hill WITH tubing lanes, a lift, AND chalet. Tubing hills are upping their game for kids and adults across Wisconsin. Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area in Clark County…
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VIDEO: How To Fight the Rollback of Energy Policies
Among the pile of executive actions President Donald Trump signed this week, there are several that will impact climate in Wisconsin. Among them…Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement – again. Negotiated about ten years ago, countries around the world agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global…
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Ho-Chunk president blasts Trump over executive orders
The Ho-Chunk Nation President, John Greendeer, isn’t being quiet about his alarm over President Donald Trump’s “onslaught of Executive Orders.” He said the orders don’t address any problems people are actually facing. The Ho-Chunk Nation owns land in 14 counties in Wisconsin, with its headquarters in Black River Falls. It’s not the biggest tribe in…
