UW-Green Bay: Issues statement on fall 2025 enrollment
GREEN BAY, Wis. – UW-Green Bay is pleased to report a 3% increase in enrollment over the past year, contributing to a total growth of 28% over the last five years. This sustained upward trajectory reflects the University’s strategic commitment
Universities of Wisconsin: Enrollment up for third straight year, record growth shown for Wisconsin new freshman enrollment
MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin overall enrollment increased for the third straight year led by a record increase of Wisconsin-resident new freshmen, according to official fall 2025 enrollment figures released today. This is the first time since 2010 that enrollment has
Dept. of Justice: Update: Officer involved death investigation in Waushara County, Wis.
WAUTOMA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an officer involved death investigation that occurred in the Township of Wautoma, Wis. on the evening of Thursday, October 16, 2025. At approximately 5:25
Associated Builders and Contractors: Iron Ridge contractor calls on Sen. Baldwin to vote to reopen federal government
10-22-2025 Tammy BaldwinUnited States Senator30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 700Madison, WI 53703 Regarding Government Shut Down Earlier this week, for the 11th time, you joined most of your fellow Senate Democrats and blocked legislation toreopen and fund the federal government.
Tiffany Koehler: Early and easier cancer screening can save lives
New screening methods offer more convenient, comfortable options that break down the barriers to care, helping increase screening rates, and most importantly, enabling early detection that can mean the difference between life and death.
Amy Kind: Orion Initiative helps rural health providers team with UW medical partners
Orion Initiative centers rural providers who identify their areas of greatest need, then collaborate with UW academic medical partners to develop innovative solutions to meet those challenges.
Mark Belling: Milwaukee’s busiest I-94 stretch to undergo widening
For decades, Milwaukee leftists opposed widening Interstate 94 in Milwaukee County.
James E. Causey: AI-generated videos depict MLK in unflattering ways. Be prepared to turn off.
Just scroll through your social media feed, and you’ll likely come across something created by AI where you can’t tell if it’s real or fake.
Gregory Humphrey: Local newspapers need our support
The decline of local journalism has real consequences. Studies show that towns without newspapers experience lower voter turnout, fewer contested elections, and increased government inefficiency. When watchdogs in the local newsroom disappear, so does accountability.
Bill Barth: Why independence can’t be given up
From liberal MSNBC to conservative FOX News and dozens of journalism organizations in-between, news gatherers last week refused an administration demand to only report information that is Pentagon-approved.
Mitchell A. Sobieski: News rating services aim to classify reporting bias but risk distorting the role of journalism
Rating services like Ad Fontes and Ground News offer public guidance, but critics say they mislabel ethical reporting as partisan bias and open the door to reputational harm.
Dave Zweifel: If Trump and his minions said it, it’s probably a lie
Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson and a chorus of Senate Republicans — all amplified by the “fair and balanced” Fox News network — claimed that the Democrats shut down the government “to give free health care to illegal aliens.”
Gov. Evers: Wisconsin FoodShare program to run out of funding in nine days
Gov. Evers Urges Trump Administration to Use Available Federal Funding to Extend Food Assistance into November Nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites Days Away from Losing Access to Basic Food Necessities MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged the Trump Administration to take
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads colleagues calling out Trump’s unnecessary mass firing at Dept. of Education that will harm students nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of her colleagues in slamming the Department of Education’s latest mass firings and underscoring how they will hurt students nationwide. “We write with outrage at the Department of Education’s latest,
Dept. of Natural Resources: Village of Fontana-On-Geneva-Lake seeks grant for acquisition of land
Grant Requested For Stewardship Project In Fontana-On-Geneva-Lake MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the village of Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake has applied for a 50% matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. The grant will assist with purchasing 0.4 acres of land in