The first year Kurt Menke planted soybeans in a 22-acre field at the edge of town, he noticed something odd: His crop came up healthy but then part of it in one particular area later died.

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A pair of bills meant to force schools and child-care centers to rid buildings of lead pipes and other infrastructure could see changes after concerns were aired Wednesday about how burdensome the new proposed mandate could prove for schools.

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ov. Tony Evers has set up a new position in state government to coordinate the state's efforts to curtail the presence of lead in drinking water.

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Michigan officials on Wednesday began informing the public of tougher sampling rules they expect to result in more drinking-water systems exceeding limits for lead, a byproduct of new regulations enacted after Flint's troubles.

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Milwaukee's health commissioner has resigned after his department failed to follow up and provide services to families of children who tested positive for lead.

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Madison School District officials say drinking fountains at six schools have lead levels higher than the national standard.

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Health officials say more than 200 workers tested for lead exposure at a Superior shipyard had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

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Some inmates, staff and visitors at two Wisconsin state prisons say the water there is unsafe to use because of lead and copper contamination.

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Experts, and even some regulators, say existing laws are failing to protect Wisconsin and the nation from harmful exposure to lead that leaches into drinking water from aging plumbing — a danger shown by the public-health emergency in Flint, Mich.

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A bill signed by Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday will let renovation contractors test individual walls or other building components for lead without those partial inspections triggering a requirement that they then go on and collect samples from every other surface in the structure.

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