FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Gov. Evers Celebrates Work to Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Working Families as Sales Tax on Residential Utility Bills Ends

FILE - President Bill Clinton, center, meets with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., left, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R- Kansas, to grapple with competing balanced budget plans, Dec. 31, 1995, at the White House in Washington (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)

A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, days before federal funding runs out that could trigger a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

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Matthew Crowe press conference

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Menomonie Mayor declares data center "On pause" while council member calls for vote of no confidence

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Menomonie School Board Meeting for September 22, 2025

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

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Dunn County Board meeting for 9/17/2025

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr.'s latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

Stop The Data Center protest before meeting

Menomonie City Council approves blasting, purchase of mower

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SDMA board meeting for September 8, 2025

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin legislative feud erupts in public with lawmaker accused of threatening fellow legislators

In this Sept. 3, 2025 photo, Samuel J. Redman, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts, sits in front of content he uses from the Smithsonian on campus in Amherst, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

White House's review of Smithsonian content could reach into classrooms nationwide

Before she was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2024, Karen DeSanto had a long career as a professional clown with the Ringling Brothers. Photos submitted by DeSanto's office.

From one circus to another: Professional clown serving in Wisconsin Legislature

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August 27 Dunn County Board meeting - video now available

A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump turns $11.1B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

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Menomonie City Council approves finding waterpark leak, holding Community Cookout

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Street maintenance in Menomonie Aug 12-14

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