COLUMBUS- This week, Representative William Penterman became the first candidate in Wisconsin to turn in his declaration of candidacy and enough nomination signatures to guarantee his appearance on the ballot. Penterman is running in the new 38th Assembly District which includes much of Dodge and Jefferson Counties.  “I am extremely

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 26, by planting a tree and learning about their value. Arbor Day, an annual observance promoting tree planting and care, has been celebrated in Wisconsin on the last Friday of April

Common Cause Wisconsin (CC/WI) supports the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Draft Election Observer, Rule EL 4, which establishes much needed clear rules and standards for election observers. Founded in 1970, CC/WI is the state’s largest non-partisan citizens political reform advocacy organization with more than 8,000 members and activists in every

Green Bay, WI – Student’s graduating from UW-Green Bay’s associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs in May will hear from two visionary speakers. CEO of the Regenstrief Institute Dr. Rachel Patzer will speak at the 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony; President of College of Menominee Nation Cristopher Caldwell will speak at the

Approximately 230 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers, mostly from the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, trained shoulder to shoulder with roughly 75 law enforcement officers — many from the Milwaukee Police Department and metro area, as well as others from Marathon and Wood counties and the city of Janesville — as

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WAUSAU, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Zion Lutheran Church in the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2024. The church is a part of a complex located at 709 N 6th Street in the city of Wausau, Marathon County. Frank A. Abrahamson

TOWN OF WIOTA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Daniel and Catherine Welty Barn in the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 2024. Constructed around 1850, the barn is located on a 13-acre farm in the Town of Wiota, Lafayette County. The Daniel

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of Lakeview Hospital in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, on the National Register of Historic Places. The former hospital located at 1749 Prospect Avenue was added to the National Register on April 18, 2024. Three osteopaths opened Lakeview Hospital in 1944 within a

BAILEYS HARBOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Peoria Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 2024. The schooner is located 0.15 miles northeast of the marina in Lake Michigan, near the Town of Baileys Harbor, Door County. Peoria is a schooner constructed in

STEVENS POINT, Wis—Katrina Shankland today announced she’s earned the endorsement of the Wisconsin State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in her bid for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The WI AFL-CIO joins 12 other labor unions in Wisconsin that are supporting Katrina Shankland for Congress. “The

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MADISON, WI – In the fall of 2023, Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC)’s Matt Noone collected acorns from a 250-year-old Red Oak tree at Malcolm Shabazz City High School in Madison. On Monday, April 22, students at the school planted those acorns and are now eagerly waiting for trees