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FILE - Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on Dec. 6, 1997. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File)

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Menomonie Mustangs Logo: Photo: Debra Bell

Menomonie Inducts Seven into Hall of Fame

A closed sign stands in front of the National Archives on the first day of a government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What happens now that a government shutdown is underway

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

FILE - The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers is seen in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond, File)

Conservative appeals court judge Maria Lazar is running for state Supreme Court

President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Democrats vote down federal funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week contest

(Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory)

Ernie Stevens Jr., chair of the Indian Gaming Association and Oneida Nation leader, has died

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center, flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., arrives to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years during partisan standoff

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act hold up signs as the opinion for health care is reported outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, June 25, 2015. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

What to know about expiring health care tax credits at heart of government shutdown debate

Then-cohost Tom Clark, left, and Dr. Zorba Paster. J. Gill/WPR

The legacy of WPR’s ‘Zorba Paster On Your Health’

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order regarding TikTok in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration targets Minnesota in latest sanctuary policy lawsuit

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump targets ‘the enemy from within’

FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Groups press for release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case

FILE - President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the new coronavirus outbreak in San Antonio, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

US government is phasing out paper checks. Here's what that means for you

FILE - 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, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What will happen if there's a government shutdown at day's end

President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Hegseth declares an end to ‘politically correct’ leadership in the US military

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is interviewed by FOX News Channel's Bret Baier outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Congressional leaders meet with Trump as possible government shutdown looms

The Cenovus refinery in Superior cost $1.2 billion to rebuild. The refinery resumed operations in 2023.The Cenovus refinery in Superior cost $1.2 billion to rebuild. The refinery resumed operations in 2023. Danielle Kaeding/WPR

Wisconsin oil refinery faces dozens of alleged violations of state pollution control laws

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

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