Ethan Duran

Ethan Duran

A freelance reporter covering crime, community and social issues, Ethan Duran is based in Milwaukee.

Elections Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with Captain Cher Kai Xiong (middle), a Hmong veteran, and Yee Leng Xiong, the executive director of the Hmong American Center in Wausau, during his visit to Wisconsin last week. (Photo provided)
Elections Biden Met Privately With Hmong Secret War Vet During Last Week’s Wisconsin Visit

Biden told of one man's effort to help United States during Vietnam War.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran September 28, 2020 11:15 am CDT
Elections Stickers like this are a recruitment tool being used by the nonpartisan Poll Hero Project, which works to turn politically active teens and young adults into election day poll workers. (Photo by Ethan Duran)
Elections More than 22,000 Young People Will Work As Poll Workers in November, Thanks to Poll Hero Project

The nonpartisan organization finds politically active Instagram users with geotags for high schools in different cities, then asks them to become poll workers.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran September 22, 2020 9:57 am CDT
Elections Wisconsin election poll workers
Elections Wisconsin Needs Election Poll Workers. Here’s How to Become One.

Those 16 years and older can earn money while working the Nov. 3 election.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran September 17, 2020 11:05 am CDT
Elections Drop boxes are designed to provide voters an alternative spot to deliver their absentee ballot, as opposed to traditional mail service. (Photo by Ethan Duran)
Elections Drop Boxes for Absentee Ballots Popping Up Across the State

Ballots placed in the boxes emptied daily.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran September 15, 2020 12:19 pm CDT
Politics The owner of Penzeys Spices has spoken up on political issues before. In 2017, he spent over $700,000 on Facebook ads to promote Donald Trump’s impeachment. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Penzeys Spices Owner: Property Can Be Replaced, Life Can’t

Owner is no stranger to voicing his political views, including his thoughts on demonstrations occurring across the country.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran September 4, 2020 6:14 pm CDT

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Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is leading a Republican-ordered inquiry into the 2020 election despite multiple court rulings, a recount in Dane and Milwaukee counties, and election experts finding no widespread fraud. (Screenshot via Office of the Special Counsel/YouTube) Politics Gableman Gives an Update to His Election ‘Investigation’ by Shouting at Lawmakers, Complaining About His Critics
As Wisconsin employers continue to search for workers, a new study has found that the pandemic has hit one portion of the state's workforce especially hard — those over 55. Economy ‘People Don’t Want to Work’? Maybe They Just Retired Rather Than Expose Themselves to COVID.
Dells of Eau Claire Our Wisconsin A Beginners Guide to the Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Chippewa Falls resident Sharon Stephens examines a blanket that depicts the Chippewa Valley region while shopping Monday at The Local Store in downtown Eau Claire. The small business and others across Wisconsin report strong recent sales, but many also report continuing to struggle to make up for losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Economy ‘Tethers to These Communities’: Wisconsin Shows Up for Small Business Saturday
Law and Policy Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Identified as Protesters Call for Justice for Fourth Night
Law and Policy Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Identified as Protesters Call for Justice for Fourth Night

Demonstrators remember the lives of two Kenosha-area men shot and killed by vigilante teenager from Illinois.

Ethan Duran Ethan Duran August 27, 2020 11:54 am CDT