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Student activists have set up pro-Palestine encampments on campuses in Madison and Milwaukee. Milwaukee officials say reckless drivers caused two recent crashes involving county buses. And, state health officials say new cases of infectious diseases in Wisconsin highlight the importance of recommended vaccinations.

Former employees of Dane County's Epic Systems could benefit from a new federal rule on noncompete clauses. Politicians, police and formerly incarcerated people push for a prison closure. And, Wisconsin's Democratic and Republican chairs say this year's presidential election could break spending records.

Former President Donald Trump will be visiting Wisconsin next week during a break in his New York criminal trial.. Wisconsin agriculture officials continue to urge the state's dairy farms to take precautions against avian flu.. And, a young whooping crane is getting reacquainted with Horicon Marsh after its rescue from a Chicago suburb. Margaret Faust will have more.

The state Elections Commission is moving forward with a rule that would spell out what election observers can and can't do at polling places. Northland College, the private environmental liberal arts school in northern Wisconsin, has once again postponed a decision on the school's future. And, a soy sauce manufacturer is planning an 800 million dollar expansion in Wisconsin.

Republicans are objecting a plan from Governor Tony Evers' administration on how to spend millions of dollars from an opioid settlement. Now lawmakers just have to agree on how to spend the money. A political action committee that has attacked Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is almost entirely funded by Republican challenger Eric Hovde's brother. And, a farm equipment manufacturer in Racine County is laying off staff and shifting work to Mexico.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited La Crosse to highlight new staffing standards for nursing homes. About 200 Black and Latino young men from Milwaukee Public high schools gathered for a mental health awareness day. And, as Wisconsin faces a dental provider shortage, people who have Medicaid insurance are facing challenges in finding care. Hope Kirwan will have more on this situation.