Dept. of Trade, Agriculture and Consumer Protection: Something special from WisconsinTM Members win big at the 2025 Wisconsin State Grand Champion Eats and Treats competition
MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP’s) Something Special from Wisconsin™ (SSfW) program won nearly three quarters of the awards (31 of 43), including Best of Show, at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair Grand
Gregory Humphrey: Didion Milling in Cambria must be held accountable
The company has disregarded the government’s safety demands and upgrades after five people were killed and 14 were injured in a 2017 horrific corn plant explosion.
Dave Zweifel: WILL thinks ordinances protecting birds are for the birds
One of the most absurd cases that WILL championed was aimed at the city of Madison for its attempts to save our migrating birds.
Jasmyne Jade Hill: Milwaukee’s urban farming: How a Rust Belt city cultivated a grassroots idea into a national model
Milwaukee’s reputation as a manufacturing powerhouse once defined its economic and cultural identity. But as industry collapsed and neighborhoods suffered decades of disinvestment, residents began turning to the land in vacant lots, schoolyards, and rooftops as a means of survival and resistance.
Thomas G. Boyce: As your kids head back to school, it’s important as ever to check their vaccines
During my 30 years of practicing medicine, I have cared for unvaccinated children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases like bacterial meningitis, whooping cough, and influenza.
Geraldine Byrne Nason: Milwaukee’s Irish Fest is one of largest celebrations of our culture in world
The imprint of Irish culture on American life has been immense. Today, over 30 million Americans identify as Irish, over half a million of whom live in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Election Commission: Issues order for Madison following ballot investigation
MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) issued an order directing the City of Madison’s Clerk’s Office to implement a series of administrative and procedural changes following the WEC’s investigation into nearly 200 uncounted absentee ballots in Madison during the
Dept. of Natural Resources: Urges early enrollment in hunter education
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges individuals preparing for the fall hunting seasons to enroll now in a Hunter Education course. Hunter Education plays a vital role in keeping Wisconsin a safe place to hunt. Anyone
Scott Gordon: The outsides of other people’s homes
Complaints about ugly new housing abound in Madison, but they aren’t getting us anywhere.
Trump taps Taibleson for 7th Circuit
She was one of five people candidates U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, forwarded to the White House in mid-July as options to replace Judge Diane Sykes, who will take senior status Oct. 1.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Rollovers, lack of safety gear & proper training contribute to fatal ATV/UTV crashes
MADISON, Wis. – With 25 lives lost in ATV/UTV crashes so far in 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is warning riders that vehicle rollovers and lack of basic safety gear and training are common factors in these often-preventable
UW Health: Eye experts focus on healthy vision as the school year approaches
MADISON, Wis. – As families prepare for the back-to-school season, UW Health Kids reminds parents to prioritize vision care for kids. The goal of Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, observed each August, is to emphasize the critical role eye
U.S. Rep. Steil: Requests federal assistance
Janesville, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) and other members of the Wisconsin Congressional delegation wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to request assistance expediting a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) to support recovery efforts across Wisconsin following historic flooding.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater: Statement on damages from flood at Wauwatosa production facility
August 15, 2025 – As previously announced, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s new state-of-the-art, 30,000-square-foot production center, located at 1300 Glenview Place, Wauwatosa, WI was severely damaged by historic flooding. This flooding, described as a “1,000-year flood event,” caused the nearby Menominee
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin, Moore, Steil call for Trump administration to provide immediate federal support for flood damage in southeastern Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) called on the Trump Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support Wisconsin’s request to assist the state in conducting a