News
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Sarah Godlewski becomes first 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor
The current secretary of state and former state treasurer won’t join what could become a crowded field of candidates seeking to succeed retiring Gov. Tony Evers.
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Gov. Evers vetoes gig worker bill to pave the way for a better deal
Delivery drivers faced a potential loss of protections from a bill DoorDash spent more than $1 million lobbying to pass.
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Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin
A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Lawmaker: Corrupt maps in Texas will corrupt maps everywhere
Texas Democrats leave their state to freeze a Republican legislature ordered by Trump to gerrymander their congressional boundaries.
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Trump’s IVF promise is being broken and will hit 175,000 Wisconsin women with fertility issues
Report says White House has no plans to press for a private insurance mandate or government support, despite repeated promises by the self-described “fertilization president”
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Record-shattering flood hits Milwaukee County
Neighborhoods across Milwaukee County are continuing to recover from record-shattering flooding over the weekend. Inundated basements, entire portions of Wauwatosa seemingly underwater, people fleeing the Wisconsin State Fair which shut down early amid rising floodwater and reports of cars literally floating away down roadways all followed the torrential downpour which began Aug. 9.
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Jim Lovell, Milwaukee’s hometown astronaut and hero, dies at 97
Commander of Apollo 13 and astronaut aboard Apollo 8, Lovell uttered the famous line now remembered as, “Houston, we have a problem.”
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Wisconsin Dems’ hail Mary to save rural hospitals from Trump
An inside look at what Wisconsin state lawmakers did just before Trump signed his ‘big beautiful bill’ to try to prevent rural hospitals from closing. Will it work?
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Rural health care faces ‘death spiral’ from GOP Medicaid cuts
A doctor from Tomah talks to Pete Buttigieg’s online audiences about cuts in services and longer travel times for life-or-death care.
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In Portage County, residents fight for a say in local government
Rural Wisconsinites push back against communication barriers and structural challenges to boost civic engagement.
