A still image shows a crowd of people marching on the steps of the state Capitol, with a woman wearing a black graphic t-shirt in the foreground holding a sign that reads 'Justice for COREY!!!

Politics

Fallout from fatal Madison police shooting of Corey Ruiz

Madison Police fatally shot Corey Ruiz, a 38-year-old Black man, on Wednesday, prompting protests and vigils and reopening old wounds from past police shootings in the city.

July 24, 2026

A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.'
A still image shows Charles Franklin seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Charles Franklin' and 'Marquette Law School Poll.'

Politics

Charles Franklin on his latest Marquette Law School Poll

Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin discusses his latest poll, taken before recent primary shakeups, showing Hong's strength with progressives and a wide gap against Tiffany.

July 24, 2026

A still image shows Bryna Godar seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Bryna Godar' and 'State Democracy Research Initiative.'
A still image shows Bryna Godar seated at the 'Here & Now' set featuring wood paneling, with a graphic at bottom reading 'Bryna Godar' and 'State Democracy Research Initiative.'

Elections

Bryna Godar on WEC’s ruling on ‘spoiling’ absentee ballots

State Democracy Research Initiative staff attorney Bryna Godar discusses the WEC barring absentee voters from requesting a new ballot if their candidate drops out, and Democrats' resulting lawsuit.

July 24, 2026

A still image shows Ryan Graham in front of a blurred background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Ryan Graham' and 'Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care.'
A still image shows Ryan Graham in front of a blurred background, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Ryan Graham' and 'Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care.'

Social Issues

Ryan Graham on Northeast Wisconsin’s homeless resources

Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum of Care homeless systems manager Ryan Graham discusses filling the gap left by a nonprofit's closure, as the statewide Point in Time homeless count takes place.

July 24, 2026 • Northeast Region

Chaos in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary race for governor
Chaos in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary race for governor

Inside Wisconsin Politics

Chaos in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary race for governor

David Crowley re-entered the 2026 Democratic primary for governor and received an endorsement by Gov. Tony Evers — Inside Wisconsin Politics examines shifts in the campaign and what polls are showing.

July 23, 2026

A sedan with a driver raising their left arm in a fist out the window and an open driver-side rear door as two people sit on its roof and hold a U.S. flag in the air drives along one side of a boulevard, with a large group of people walking behind across multiple lanes of the street, with trees and multi-story buildings on either side, and the a Beaux-Arts style building with a dome at the top of a low hill in the background.
A sedan with a driver raising their left arm in a fist out the window and an open driver-side rear door as two people sit on its roof and hold a U.S. flag in the air drives along one side of a boulevard, with a large group of people walking behind across multiple lanes of the street, with trees and multi-story buildings on either side, and the a Beaux-Arts style building with a dome at the top of a low hill in the background.

Courts

Madison police shooting prompts protests and a candlelight vigil

The police shooting death of a man with a knife in Madison has roiled the city and prompted protests and a candlelight vigil, with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers calling for transparency and accountability in any investigation and 2026 candidates for governor offering comment.

July 23, 2026 • South Central Region

A bus and other vehicles drive along a city street through and past an intersection where traffic lights are illuminated yellow, with brick buildings on either side of the street, with trees and utility poles and traffic signs along the sidewalks.
A bus and other vehicles drive along a city street through and past an intersection where traffic lights are illuminated yellow, with brick buildings on either side of the street, with trees and utility poles and traffic signs along the sidewalks.

Courts

Madison police officer shoots and kills a man in a street on the city’s east side

A Madison police officer shot and killed a man at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin streets on the city's east side, with the department's chief saying the man injured the officer with a knife while resisting arrest — cellphone video of the shooting circulated on social media shortly later.

July 22, 2026 • South Central Region

A $20 bill, $10 bill and $1 bill folded in half sit on top of two student loan repayment plan application forms.
A $20 bill, $10 bill and $1 bill folded in half sit on top of two student loan repayment plan application forms.

Education

Student loan defaults surge in Wisconsin, US after federal payment pause ends

Wisconsin student loan borrowers are struggling to repay after a pandemic-related grace period ended along with the most generous repayment plan — those who attended for-profit colleges in the state are twice as likely to be delinquent on making payments on loans.

July 22, 2026

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress
Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Elections

Wisconsin’s 7th District Republican candidates on Congress

Jessi Ebben, Kevin Hermening, Michael Alfonso, Niina Baum and Don Raihala, running in the 2026 Republican race for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District, discuss the midterms and control of Congress.

July 21, 2026 • Northern Region

Rows of envelopes sit in.a plastic box, with the out-of-focus hair and shoulders of a person to the side in the foreground, and the out-of-focus hand of a another person to the other side in the background.
Rows of envelopes sit in.a plastic box, with the out-of-focus hair and shoulders of a person to the side in the foreground, and the out-of-focus hand of a another person to the other side in the background.

Elections

Wisconsin’s Democratic Party wants to allow voters to cast a new absentee ballot in the 2026 primary

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is urging the state elections commission to allow people who have already voted in the 2026 primary to cast a new absentee ballot, a request that is likely to result in a lawsuit when 80,000 ballots have been returned three weeks before the Aug. 11 primary.

July 21, 2026